Monthly Archives: September 2023

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST #67 – EL DIARIO DE UN SACERDOTE URBANO #67

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST Diary Entry #67    The Gingerbread House “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” was a song made famous by singer Cyndi Lauper in 1983, four years after it was written by Robert Hazard. It was the first major single released by Lauper and became something of a feminist anthem…
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Homilia – Sept. 24, 2023

Homily – Sept. 24, 2023

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST #66 / DIARIO DE UN SACERDOTE URBANO #66

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST Diary Entry #66        Scenes from Italian Restaurants A close priest friend and I enjoy a meal together with some frequency.  We prefer Italian restaurants and Chinese restaurants.  The reason is that we spent a few years together in Rome, Italy as seminarians.  As inhabitants (without jobs)…
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THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST #64 / DIARIO DE UN SACERDOTE URBANO #64

THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST Diary Entry #64        “Good Paper” On occasion I recall my days in the seminary and how, against all odds, I was finally ordained to the priesthood.  I am not sure how the average Catholic imagines the life of a seminarian, if he ever does at all,…
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Homilia – Sept. 17, 2023

Homily – Sept. 17, 2023

Homilia – Sept. 10, 2023

Homily – Sept. 10, 2023