The Trinity and the human heart
This column will explore the mystery of the Trinity from the perspective of how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are revealed...
Don’t dive in the shallow end: Surface level relationships
When I was younger, I wanted to make friends so desperately that I would compromise good judgment. At the public pool one day I...
Father Verbis Lafleur: One of St. Landry’s most valiant sons
At the beginning of August, I traveled to Grand Coteau, La., to preach some conferences to the seminarians of the Diocese of Lafayette. I...
The great danger of a misguided charity and false compassion
The push to substitute “gender identity” or “gender expression” for biological sex has enormous ramifications in terms of law, education, economy, health, medicine, safety,...
Tis the season (alas)
I guess it all began shortly after the Fourth of July. But now that Halloween is over, the media blitz begins in earnest. It’s Christmas....
There is something foul in the air
It had been a pleasant day so far here in Kalaupapa. The sun was shining and the breezes blowing. I had just walked into...
A meteor of a dad
My dad doesn’t count his birthdays anymore. He did at one time, but four years ago, he moved on to bigger and better things,...
To all the Cindy Lou Whos
I have written in the past about how I am a self-proclaimed Grinch. In the Jim Carey version, the Grinch says “4:00, wallow in self-pity....
Pope Francis reminds we are all part of the same family
March 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate. It is too soon to estimate the historical impact of Pope Francis on the...
This feeder is for the birds
I never knew the origin of the saying that something “was for the birds.” I knew it meant worthless or not to be bothered with,...
