Christopher Looby
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time A
Church of the Beatitudes on the Mount of Beatitudes in Israel. Photo taken while Fr. Chris was on pilgrimage to the Holy Land November...
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Christopher Looby
The Clericalism Heresy
As the Catholic Church continues to grapple with the issue of priestly clericalism, it's essential to remember the words of Pope Francis,...
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Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. Through the readings from Acts 22:3-16...
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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time A
In this weekend’s gospel (Matthew 4:12-23) Jesus calls his first disciples, Simon and Andrew, James and John, to leave their old way of...
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Future Saint from Diocese of Ogdensburg??
This article about future saint Father Leo Heinrichs is in the latest issue of Columbia Magazine (the magazine of the Knights of...
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Monday of the 2nd Week of Ordinary Time (Martin Luther King Day)
In today's Gospel, we hear the story of Jesus being questioned by the Pharisees about why his disciples were not fasting, like the other...
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Have you ever been in that uncomfortable and awkward situation where you’re in a group of pe and you’re the only Catholic there. The...
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Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Today, we are going to talk about friendship and how it can help us in our daily lives, especially when it comes to our relationship with...
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The Baptism of the Lord
Today we celebrate the feast of the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we read in the Gospel of Matthew, when Jesus was baptized, a...
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The Feast of Epiphany
The feast of the Epiphany, the revelation of Jesus as the Messiah to the Gentiles, reminds us of the power of faith and the...
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Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, two bishops and doctors of the Church who dedicated...
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Solemnity of the Mother of God
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Mother of God, a feast that honors the Blessed Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus, the Son of...
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Feast of the Holy Family
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, honoring the love and devotion of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as a model for all families....
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Feast of St. John the Apostle
Today we celebrate the feast of St. John the Apostle, one of the closest disciples of Jesus and a witness to the events of his passion,...
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Christmas 2022
A couple of weeks ago my friend Sarah texted me a picture of her manger scene that she and her two daughters, Annie and Julia, aged 13...
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3rd Sunday of Advent 2022
The signs of Christmas have been all around us: displays in stores, decorations in homes, music on the radio. The other night I went out...
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. This is the site where the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her the good news that...
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, 'Jesus...
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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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