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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Here is the closing hymn for our All Saints Day Mass at St. Mary's Church in Ticonderoga!
During the American Revolution, a group of soldiers were busy pulling out a horse carriage stuck in the deep mud while their commanding...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I recently read this wonderful story from the National Catholic Reporter called “’Please . . . forgive us’: the story of my return to the...
There once was a Scottish sea captain who skippered a boat taking tourists to the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland. The sea...