Diary Entry # 12: The Iguana One may wonder at what the connection may be between an inner-city priest and an iguana. Read on. One Saturday afternoon following the 4:00 pm vigil Mass I was preparing the church for the 7:00 pm Spanish Mass. I usually grab a bite to eat between 5:00 and 5:30…
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THE DIARY OF AN INNER-CITY PRIEST #11 – EL DIARIO DE UN SACERDOTE URBANO #11
Diary Entry # 11: Auld Lang Syne The song Auld Lang Syne is familiar to English speakers as that which is traditionally sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. It is also sung by some at other occasions, as we shall see. The title is a Scots-language phrase popularized in a…
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Homily – April 16, 2023
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Homilia – Abril 16, 2023
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Easter Homily – April 9, 2023
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Homilia Pascual – Abril 9, 2023
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The Diary of an Inner-City Priest #10 – El Diario de un Sacerdote Urbano #10
Diary Entry #10: The Lector On my first day on the job at one of my assignments, I showed up to offer the daily Mass at noon. As I was vesting in the sacristy, I heard a knock at the door. “Come in!”, I said, as cheerfully as I could. (I am not a cheerful…
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The Diary of an Inner-City Priest #9 – El Diario de un Sacerdote Urbano #9
Diary Entry # 9: The Mystery Woman In the Catholic Church we use the word “mystery” to refer to something for which there is an explanation, but for which we do not have the explanation. To give a simple, natural example, we know that the pyramids in Egypt were, in fact, constructed. However, the last…
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The Diary of an Inner-City Priest #8 – El Diario de un Sacerdote Urbano #8
Diary Entry #8: The Guy who Drank the Wine. Perhaps the most impressive celebration of the entire liturgical year is the Easter Vigil. At this Mass, offered after dark on the night before Easter Sunday, all those who are being received into the Catholic Church, all around the world, are Baptized and receive the Sacraments…
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The Diary of an Inner-City Priest #7 – El Diario de un Sacerdote Urbano #7
Diary Entry #7: The Rest of the Story When I was young, there was a very popular radio program hosted by a man named Paul Harvey called “The Rest of the Story”. It consisted of stories presented as little-known or forgotten facts on a variety of subjects with some key element of the story (usually…
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