Christopher Looby
New Retreat Offered for Adult Children of Divorce
June 10-12 The Diocese of Ogdensburg will be offering a healing opportunity called Life-Giving Wounds, a Catholic ministry helping adults...
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4th Sunday of Easter
“What does it take to be a good shepherd?” I was curious to find out and did a little Googling. Catholic News Service profiled a...
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Third Sunday of Easter
The Risen Jesus appears to the apostles on the shores of the Sea of Galilee for the third time in our Gospel this weekend. After he...
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2nd Sunday of Easter
We are two years into the pandemic and it seems that things are almost back to normal (whatever normal is now). One proof of that is the...
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Holy Thursday
Feet are a funny thing. Either you tolerate them or you think they’re just plain gross. For some people, just the thought of touching the...
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5th Sunday of Lent C
Most of you have seen or heard about the infamous video this week. I’m not talking about the Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the...
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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
“Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” That is probably the most...
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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
Will you be my Valentine? That’s the question of the week as we celebrate Valentine’s Day on Monday. Valentine’s Day is a day that’s...
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4th Sunday of Ordinary time C
Life wasn't easy for biblical prophets. Take Jeremiah from today's first reading. He'd been chosen in the womb to be prophet to the...
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Fourth Sunday of Advent
We can only wonder, with Elizabeth: “And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” Elizabeth probably...
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Third Sunday of Advent
What shall we do? What shall we do when you’re frustrated and discouraged with horrible news? That’s how I felt this past week as I’m...
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First Sunday of Advent
And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. For the next four weeks we open our hearts to God’s...
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The Closing Hymn at our All Saints Day School Mass!
Here is the closing hymn for our All Saints Day Mass at St. Mary's Church in Ticonderoga!
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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time B
During the American Revolution, a group of soldiers were busy pulling out a horse carriage stuck in the deep mud while their commanding...
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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time B
Jesus seems to be a little harsh today doesn’t he?? If your eye causes you to sin pluck it out! If your foot causes you to sin cut it...
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St. Hildegard of Bingen
NOTE: This mass was celebrated at the beginning of a day of recollection for the faculty of St. Mary's School that focused on the...
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Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today we celebrate the birthday of Mary who gave birth to our messiah, our salvation, our God...Jesus! As the Mother of God Mary gives us...
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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time B
There is a story about a spiritual master who one day put the following question to some of his disciples: “What is the one thing that...
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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time B
Once upon a time there was a man who owned a lumber business. He advertised in the local newspaper that he was hiring new men to cut...
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Love at First Sight
Both readings today from the Book of Genesis and Matthew's gospel tell a story about love at first sight. In Genesis, Rebekah sees Isaac...