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THE VIRTUE OF FANDOM

I recently watched the Week 18 NFL matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. I am a lifelong Steelers’ fan and it...

START OF HOPE

A new year always arrives with a quiet invitation. It asks us to pause, reflect, and look ahead with a mix of hope and...

ST. HILARY

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 13 St. Hilary was born in what is now France at the beginning of the fourth century. He was a married and educated...

COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME

This past Thanksgiving,  I had the pleasure of going back to my childhood home in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. My parent’s home is...

JANUARY 11, 2026 GOSPEL REFLECTION

In today’s Gospel, we hear Matthew’s version of Jesus’ baptism. When Jesus approaches His cousin John at the Jordan river to be baptized, John...

WALKING TOGETHER WITH JESUS

In the Gospel of Luke, two disciples, Cleopas and one unnamed, traveled the road to Emmaus. As they discussed all that they had experienced...

A RESOLUTION TO BE WITH GOD

Many of us want to improve our prayer life. And with the new year, it may be one of our resolutions to spend more...

BAPTIZED INTO THE LIFE OF THE LORD

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks the transition from the Christmas Season back to Ordinary Time. This year, it falls on...

ST. ANDRE BESSETTE

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 6 St. Andre was born in the mid 19th century in Canada. Due to his poor health and lack of education, then Alfred...