Robert Bolt, author of the famous play, “A Man for All Seasons,” about the life and legacy of Thomas More, was a fascinating individual. As much as Thomas More is the hero of the piece and is clearly a saintly character, the play’s author was himself not a believer.
Sunday Scriptures
Our Bridge and Rock
Living and studying in Rome, I rarely check my American cellphone. I keep it charged and on my desk just in case there’s an emergency and someone at home needs to contact me. So when I get a text or a call, I nearly fall off my chair!
A Credible Witness to the Faith
Today’s Gospel teaches us a basic truth: God’s love is for all people. Jesus shows that we can’t limit God’s love, mercy and forgiveness to those who think like us, look like us and act like us.
Casting Aside Our Fears
Flying back to New York from Rome in late June to begin my service as a summer priest at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Windsor Terrace, I had the opportunity to watch some films that I had wanted to watch and had always put off viewing.
Becoming the Body of Christ
Not a day goes by in my life when I do not thank God for the solid foundation that my years at Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst, gave me.
Coney Island Has Nothing On the Kingdom of Heaven
Every summer my parents would take my sister and I and a few of our friends on an excursion to Coney Island.
Growing in the Lord Requires Faith, Not Logic
As a college seminarian, I was living at Cathedral Seminary Residence in Douglaston and attending St. John’s University in Jamaica.
Yield the Fruits of His Redemption
God has blessed me with many talents and strengths throughout my life. But one of the things that I am not very good at is gardening, particularly planting. Every plant that I seem to have ends up dying.
Life in the Spirit
On Sunday, June 16, 1996, I received the sacrament of confirmation at my home parish of Queen of All Saints in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.
Apostles Are Heroic Models of Life-Giving Witness
Why isn’t everyone Catholic? This Sunday, we observe the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and as we see in today’s Scriptures, they tirelessly gave their lives to help make that question obsolete.