My mission is to share the wisdom and experiences gained over a lifetime dedicated to faith, service, and personal growth. In my retirement, I will use this platform to offer reflections, insights, and stories from my 81 years of life, 55 years as a priest, and 14 years as a bishop. Through openness and humility, I aim to inspire, educate, and resonate with readers, seeking the Holy Spirit’s guidance in all that I write. May this endeavor bring glory to God and foster a sense of shared journey and mutual understanding among all who read.
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Retrouvaille: Help for Troubled Marriages
Read more: Retrouvaille: Help for Troubled MarriagesA married couple who worships at St. Luke in Whitestone encouraged me to write about a program called Retrouvaille (pronounced RET-TRO-VI). It is a word that comes from the French language and is means “to return.” The program is Christian, Catholic in origin, but open to people of all faiths. Basically, it is geared to help married couples who are experiencing difficulties in their relationships to get a chance to put things back together again. Couples who go into the program may or may not have already tried marriage counseling to repair their relationship. But no matter what they have…
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World Mission Sunday Homily Given at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY on October 19, 2025
Read more: World Mission Sunday Homily Given at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY on October 19, 2025Pope Leo XIV (fourteenth), our new Holy Father, recently said, “I saw first-hand how the faith, the prayer, and the generosity shown on World Mission Sunday can transform entire communities.” He also said that your prayers and your support will help spread the Gospel, provide for pastoral and catechetical programs, help to build new Churches, and care for the health and educational needs of our brothers and sisters in mission territories.” For Pope Leo, these words are not theoretical but rather they come from his more than 20 years of service as a missionary in Peru, serving as a parish…
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Jubilee Year of Hope Homily
Read more: Jubilee Year of Hope HomilySt. Gerard Majella Church, Hollis, New York, June 19, 2025 Given at St. Gerard Majella Church In Hollis, New York on June 19, 2025 The Catholic Church has officially inaugurated the Jubilee Year of Hope. This year is a special year of grace, pilgrimage, and spiritual renewal. A Jubilee Year, traditionally celebrated every 25 years, offers the faithful an opportunity to deepen their relationship with God, experience reconciliation, and to participate in acts of charity and mercy. Pope Francis initiated the Jubilee Year and Pope Leo has continued to implement the program as Pope Francis has wanted. The Jubilee year…
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Homily for Saint Camillus Reunion Mass
Read more: Homily for Saint Camillus Reunion MassGiven on September 7, 2025, at St. Camillus Church, Rockaway Beach, NY*** Updated November 24, 2025 Today, I’m praying for all of you gathered here for the Saint Camillus Reunion Mass. Some of you still live in the area, but many of you have traveled from a distance to be here. Thank you to all of you. Your presence is so very important to mark the special occasion: the coming together of people who love this parish, people who are connected to this parish, people who have an attachment to this parish. The four priests at the altar today have…
