I. Introduction: A Royal Entrance A. We have just celebrated the entry of Jesus in Jerusalem. He arrives on a donkey to the acclaim of many people. And while a donkey strikes us as a humble animal, Jesus makes an important claim by entering Jerusalem on a donkey as yet unridden. It is a signal...Read More

I. Introduction A. Thanks very much for inviting me to take part in this long tradition of a father-son communion breakfast. More than a few alumni of Loyola Blakefield have told me that this is one of the traditions they remember and value most of all – They were influenced the example of their fathers’...Read More

Introduction Years ago, I served as the priest-secretary to Cardinal Hickey who was formerly the Archbishop of Washington. As a result, I often accompanied His Eminence to Rome. More often than not the Cardinal would be invited to concelebrate an early morning Mass in the private chapel of the Pope. Happily, that also meant that...Read More

Introduction: Perfectly Inculturated Evangelization It’s another action-packed day on our Mexican pilgrimage, a day that brings us to this holy and historic place, built by the Augustinian friars even before the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Here we commemorate among the earliest efforts to evangelize this land and we pray for those who have...Read More