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  Met the “World Guy” yesterday, Erik Bendl and his dog Nice in Dresbach, Minnesota. He is from Louisville, Kentucky and spends months during the year walking from state to state raising awareness of diabetes in our country. His mom died in her early … Continue reading →

I have been slowly getting more and more information about the tragedy over in Norway over the weekend, apparently the work of one man. Frankly, I have been too speechless to write a post about it. Despite what may in … Continue reading →

“If you don’t think God has a sense of humor, go ahead and tell him your plan.” — Anonymous

It has come to my attention that there may have been readers who might have been offended by some things I have posted. If this is the case, I sincerely apologize for any offense that may have been taken or … Continue reading →

Just a reminder, folks. Any comment left in my combox is subject to my approval. I do not post comments that are directed, personal attacks. Passionate comments are great. Comments attacking the Church will not be posted. Let’s keep it … Continue reading →

Catholic Faith and Reflections has been up and running now since October 28, 2008 and has had over 414,000 page views in the course of that time. This is the 1000th posting. For some reason, that seems like a lot…. It is … Continue reading →

Here is my homily for this weekend. As usual, it is a recording made at home, so it lacks something that can only be had from an ambo. I wish I could record it live but I don’t have the … Continue reading →

I heard this morning that United States forces killed Osama Bin Laden and a few others in a raid in Pakistan. If you read the news reports, it would seem the entire nation is rejoicing. Why is it I am … Continue reading →

Here are the final few lines of the pope’s Easter Vigil homily: “We celebrate the definitive victory of the Creator and of his creation. We celebrate this day as the origin and the goal of our existence. We celebrate it … Continue reading →

Today is the 84th birthday of Pope Benedict. In a few short days, he will be also celebrating the sixth anniversary of his election as pope. He was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger April 16, 1927 at 8:30 in the morning … Continue reading →

The visit counter at the bottom of this webpage has gone awry. Keeps setting itself back to zero. In my obssessiveness, I keep track of the number of visits to the blog. The total number now stands at  346, 500. … Continue reading →

Here is this weekend’s homily, again in three parts. (Some day I will figure out how to post it unbroken with WordPress.) FIrst Sunday of Lent FIrst Sunday of Lent – Part 2 First Sunday of Lent – Part 3

From my room here I look to the west and am able to see the sun set over a bluff that is about 500 feet high, with a peak of rock jutting out to the north. Pretty sight. I climbed … Continue reading →