by deaconharold | Aug 19, 2018 | Homily, Media, Publications
The Pennsylvania Grand Jury report that was released last week describes gravely scandalous and unspeakable behavior by priests and bishops that has shaken the Church to her very core. The report is nine hundred pages long but I had to stop reading after almost two...
by deaconharold | Oct 8, 2012 | Catholic Life, Homily, Male Spirituality, Sacraments
Leaving today for Australia. Here is the preview video for my Year of Faith Australian Tour (October 11-23, 2012): The Tour Dates (click on the event for details): October 11-12: Perth (National Catholic Conference) October 13: Perth (Catholic Men’s Retreat)...
by deaconharold | Oct 7, 2012 | Catholic Life, Homily, Pro Life
The Church speaks clearly and unambiguously about the dignity of human life, yet we live in a secular world that exposes us to a variety of ideas that are incompatible with the truth of faith. “We live in a world where objective moral norms are treated as mere rules...
by deaconharold | Apr 19, 2012 | Catholic Life, Homily, Sacraments
Earlier this week, I received an email from a woman who recently broke-up with her fiancé. She wrote, “I was accepting it as God’s will. However, a friend told me that God doesn’t micromanage the world … He just wants me to be happy with whatever that...
by deaconharold | Jan 1, 2012 | Catholic Life, Homily, Pro Life
On this first day of the New Year, at a time when we remember the past with a sense of thankfulness (or relief!) and look forward to the future with renewed joy and hope, the Church, in her wisdom, draws our attention to Mary, the Blessed Mother of God and the perfect...
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