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Love without Sacrifice is a Delusion

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“Please, Lord. Help me get one more.”

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The Silence Means Something

4

Spiritual Fatherhood: Being Present and Loving my Parishioners

5

Who or What do you spread your cloaks out for?

6

Living on the “Bump” in Minnesota

7

Mercy & Grace Intervenes

8

Physician-Assisted Suicide

9

Can I Kill It?

10

Don’t Overpack: Radical Dependence

11

The Spirit of “Compunction”

12

Rubbing Alcohol

13

Take a Break: Rest and Recuperation

14

Have No Anxiety about the Future

15

Faith, Family, F. I. B. : What are your Priorities?

16

Enthusiastic like Andrew & Samuel? Or Grumpy like Eli?

17

A Lesson in Astronomy

18

What was Family Life like in Nazareth?

19

Jesus: “I just want my family back.”

20

Lord, What Can I Give You For Christmas?

21

HRS Alumni: “The Light of Christ”

22

Be Prepared and Be Patient

23

Mary, the Mother of Hospitality

24

Right or Left? Advent Resolution

25

The Cemetery: It Benefits Everyone

26

My Vocation Story

27

Cremation or Full Body Burial?

28

The Best Stories Start Here.

29

The First Cry

30

Hearts on Fire, Feet on the Move

31

You’re Invited to the Feast!

32

The Church Mistakenly Seen as a Threat

33

When there’s a Right, there’s also a Corresponding Duty

34

God has Not Stopped Calling. You’ve Stopped Inviting.

35

Everyday Debts: Are we really debt-free?

36

Quit being “Minnesota Nice “: Have the Difficult Conversations

37

Jesus, you sly dawg!

38

(The Lion King) “Hakuna Matata”: It means “No Worries”

39

I Could Never be a Carny

40

Who Do You Spend Your Time With?

41

You are Precious, Valued, and Beautiful

42

The Indestructibility of the Church & Leaven in the World

43

Cultivating and Tending the Garden of your Soul

44

Suffering with Humility and Meekness

45

F.A.M.I.L.Y: Cruise Ship Hospitality

46

Can you help me? I have a favor to ask of you.

47

Would you go to his funeral? A reminder on how to receive Holy Communion

48

What can we say about the Trinity?

49

Evangelization is Boundless

50

A Coincidence? : “Alma Mater,” Mother’s Day, and Holy Mother Church

51

The Carpenter’s Square in St. Thomas’ Window at Holy Redeemer in Marshall

52

“If you will not hear the truth, nobody can tell you.”

53

What are you discussing as you walk along?

54

Divine Mercy in a Car Accident

55

Leave Your Tombs Behind

56

This is Not the End of the Story

57

Gratitude for the Priesthood

58

Nobody’s excluded from the procession

59

Minnesota Good-Byes: Thanksgiving

60

The Gift of Tears: Don’t be afraid to Cry

61

Using Our Senses: Building a Home in Guatemala

62

The Significance of the altar

63

There’s Something Better at the Bottom of the Mountain

64

Eucharist as “Source” of the Christian Life

65

Recruits to the U.S. Special Forces

66

When the hockey gloves come off: Forgiveness

67

“Furries” & the “Cancel Culture”

68

Salt & Light: Silent Presences in the World

69

Catholic Schools Week

70

My Prescription for You

71

“I’m selling a product that you can’t resist!”

72

SEEK ‘23: The Magi

73

Run in Haste!

74

What will you give to the birthday boy?

75

Go to Joseph, our Spiritual Father

76

As we wait, how are we spending our time?

77

Season of Perpetual Hope: Reunion with the Son

78

Live in the Mystery of Love & Repent

79

Are you awake? Don’t hit the “Snooze” button!

80

A People of Hope

81

“Father, why can’t you get married?”

82

How are You Spending Your Dash?

83

“The Saint That Is Just Me.”

84

“Verso l’Alto!” — Zacchaeus

85

The “Self-made Man” Statue at St. Thomas

86

Gratitude: Are You in the 10%?

87

My car bumper: Promoting and Defending Life

88

Twins Game: Who’s on your Doorstep?

89

God’s Kingdom or My Kingdom?

90

What are you looking for?

91

The Syllabus of Life & Stewardship

92

Pew Rent & Confession: The Sacrament of Humility

93

Johnny Cash, Sports, & the Eternal Salvation of your Soul

94

Go Start a Fire!

95

“Home Alone”: Are You Prepared?

96

“Demand” in Scripture: Our Unpayable Debt

97

God as “Father”

98

Hospitality: Jesus at the Door

99

The Good Samaritan: The Story of Humanity

100

Religious Freedom & Roe vs. Wade