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I sat at dinner once in the home of very good friends. It was a casual dinner. No trimmings. No special food. Just being with each other. I was enjoying myself listening to the children’s requests for help with their…

In my growing up years, my years in the seminary, and even now as a priest, I do not recall sharing a room with a particular person for an extended period of time. Perhaps, one or two nights while on…

I woke up one morning with a sore throat. It felt like I had swallowed some sandpaper, the coarsest one. Then, I started getting tense and apprehensive because it was Saturday morning, and I had the weekend ahead. For priests,…

What do you do with somebody who dislikes talking to you? What do you do with somebody you do not like to talk to? It is not difficult to see ourselves in situations like these. We are human beings. We…

In a few days, we will be seeing and attending school graduations again. A great majority of our students will receive diplomas and certificates attesting to the completion of their academic studies. Elementary graduates will go to high school; high…

There have been some occasions in my priesthood when I was called to bless the body of a young boy who fell victim to a bullet in his father’s gun. Please note that the gun belonged to the father, but…

A person once came to me for consultation, but before he had spoken about his problem, he began by saying, “Father, I do not think the “Golden Rule” works. I was slightly taken aback but tried not to show any…

When we feel beaten up and we feel that we have had enough of life’s battles, we cry out in despair, “When will I run out of enemies? Oh, when, Oh when, will my enemies leave me in peace?” The…

As he sees his mother pass him by, a little baby will almost always not let her get away easily. He will cry out to her, saying, “Mommy, carry! Mommy, come! Mommy, look at this!” The child will do anything…

In a crowd the other day, I caught a glimpse of a man about five feet or so tall with that A familiar silver head of hair. Excitedly, I looked more intently in that direction, sticking my neck out, trying…