Monthly Archives: June 2006

Ss. Peter & Paul: Who do you say that I am?

Posted on June 29, 2006 by Father Pat

 "Who do you say that I am?" Many have reflected on the importance of this question both for the disciples, and for ourselves. We might do well to think about it ourselves on occasion. But as I was preparing for … Continue reading →

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12th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Caritas Christi Urget Nos

Posted on June 25, 2006 by Father Pat

This was my first homily at my new assignment, St. Raphael. So there’s a bit more about me in here than I’d usually go for, but the nice part is that it fit in so well with the readings. In … Continue reading →

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The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Father Pat

There’s a commercial I’ve seen in the last couple of weeks that I like. It shows little vignettes of people having near miss accidents, who are saved from those accidents by other people. So a woman on the way out … Continue reading →

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The Body and Blood of Christ: Sacrifice, Meal and Abiding Presence

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Father Pat

Today, I didn’t get to preach this homily. I didn’t preside at either of the Masses I attended; I just concelebrated. Which was fine, but I wanted to write a homily anyway, so that I didn’t lose the discipline of … Continue reading →

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myCatholic.com

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Father Pat

Are you using myCatholic.com as your start page yet? If not, you definitely should. This is a wonderful service of Sacred Heart Media, which is a great replacement for my Yahoo!, in my opinion. You can cusomize your feeds, and … Continue reading →

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Photoblog

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Father Pat

After some messing around with making this work, I’ve started a photoblog. Now, I won’t be winning any awards with this one; it’s just a place for me to take some pictures, to learn a little about photography (rather little, … Continue reading →

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Good Idea: LibraryThing

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Father Pat

Library Thing: An Online Book Club? I stumbled across LibraryThing today. It’s really kind of fun, and I hope it continues to do well. On LibraryThing, you can add your own book library, import your wish list from Amazon (or … Continue reading →

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The Most Holy Trinity: Solving the Mystery

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Father Pat

One of the things I’ve always enjoyed is a good mystery. When I have the chance to just read what I want to read, it’s almost always a mystery novel. I read Agatha Christie all the time growing up, and … Continue reading →

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God's Discipline

Posted on June 9, 2006 by Father Pat

It’s amazing what God’s discipline does in our lives. I know that I often need to be reminded that I am not God, and that God’s purposes are far loftier than my own. Once again, in today’s Office of Readings, … Continue reading →

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Catholic Explorer: Diocese is jubilant at ordination of newest priest

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Father Pat

Full story: Catholic Explorer :: Diocese is jubilant at ordination of newest priest JOLIET—Over 300 friends, relatives, peers and mentors were on-hand to celebrate the ordination of Patrick Mulcahy, 41, to the priesthood June 3 at the Cathedral of St. … Continue reading →

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