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Homilia – Mayo 14, 2023

Homily – May 14, 2023

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST #47 –  EL DIARIO DE UN SACERDOTE URBANO#47

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST Diary Entry #47: Other Christmas Stories As I have written before, Christmas does not evoke many nostalgic memories for me as a priest. I have treasured memories of Christmas from my childhood and early youth, but for many years as a church musician, and later as a priest, I…
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THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST #46 –  EL DIARIO DE UN SACERDOTE URBANO#46

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST Diary Entry #46: The Laughing Ladies at the Funeral Home  I have witnessed many strange things during my years as a priest; so many strange things that it takes something particularly novel or extraordinary to stop me in my tracks.  That happened to me recently as I was conducting…
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Homilia – Mayo 7, 2023

Homily – May 7, 2023

Homilia – Abril 30, 2023

Homily – April 30, 2023

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST #45 – EL DIARIO DE UN SACERDOTE URBANO #45

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST Diary Entry #45: Singing at Mass  In 1991 author and Catholic Church musician Thomas Day published a book entitled Why Catholics Can’t Sing.  In it he proposed many explanations for why Catholics can’t, don’t, or won’t sing at Mass.  It was a book very popular among Catholic musicians at…
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THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST #44 – EL DIARIO DE UN SACERDOTE URBANO #44

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST Diary Entry #44: “You saved my daughter’s life.”  I was invited to a neighboring parish one evening for a round of the game “Stump the Priest”.  Typically, this “game” involves a panel of two or three priests and a crowd of interested Catholics who gather for dinner. During the course…
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