Fr. Austin
The Best Thing to Ever Happen
What’s the best thing that has ever happened to you? Can you think of it right now? (Husbands and wives are looking at each other...
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Fr. Austin
Oct 27, 20194 min read
Remove the Mask
If you’ve ever been a patient in a hospital, you know the feeling. Weakness, vulnerability, need. The experience of illness or pain makes...
Fr. Austin
Oct 20, 20194 min read
Our Book
A few years ago, there was a commercial during football games with folks gathered around a bar, or on a couch in a living room, or...
Fr. Austin
Oct 13, 20193 min read
"Where are the Others?" Where are We?
“He was a Samaritan.” The sentence stands alone in the gospel today. Four words, but they say so much. This seemingly small detail in...
Fr. Austin
Sep 15, 20194 min read
Restoring Distortions
The spiritual writer, Max Lucado, observed, “What’s the difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a chance; grace...
Fr. Austin
Aug 4, 20194 min read
Fight Fear with Faith
What was the motivating factor for the man in Jesus’ parable today? As we hear about the farmer who has a fortunate streak, his actions...
Fr. Austin
Jul 14, 20193 min read
A Dangerous Question
Scripture is full of questions – from God and from human beings. This weekend, our readings present us with more of these questions – and...
Fr. Austin
Jul 7, 20193 min read
Be Sent
The kingdom of Heaven is at hand for you!” I want that to be the first thing you all hear me say! “The kingdom of heaven is at hand for...
Fr. Austin
Jun 30, 20193 min read
How Do You Break a Hardened Heart?
Terrence Murphy was born in Tallenstown, Ireland (about 7 miles southwest of Dundalk), in 1800. He married Mary Hillard, a local girl,...
Fr. Austin
Jun 23, 20193 min read
What Would Jesus Do?
“What would Jesus do?” We’ve all heard that phrase – it’s been in Christian parlance now for about twenty years, as I can recall. The...
Fr. Austin
Jun 9, 20194 min read
Some Lessons in the Spirit
Luke Skywalker, the “last Jedi,” refuses to train the young Rey who comes to him looking for guidance in the ways of the Force. He is...
Fr. Austin
May 26, 20193 min read
Changed for Good
The musical Wicked tells the story of the Land of Oz before Dorothy fell out of the sky. In the story, the Good Witch of the North,...
Fr. Austin
May 19, 20193 min read
The Challenge of Love
How do we know that we are truly good Christians? Jesus gives us the best criterion today. That criterion is love. “I give you a new...
Fr. Austin
May 14, 20193 min read
Priesthood: The Gift Continues
Today’s feast day teaches us a lot about the Church at work - and a lot about the gift of vocational discernment in the context of the...
Fr. Austin
May 12, 20193 min read
Don't Just Be a Follower; Be a Disciple
“My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” What does that mean to us today? What is it to be one of the Lord’s sheep and...
Fr. Austin
May 5, 20193 min read
An Invitation to Friendship
Who were these guys in that boat? The gospel opens today – after the Resurrection – with Peter, James, John, Thomas, and several other...
Fr. Austin
Apr 28, 20193 min read
“We Have Seen the Lord”
During the Easter season, our First Readings will focus on the Acts of the Apostles – what they did and how the people responded to their...
Fr. Austin
Apr 21, 20193 min read
Empty, but Full
What do you see when you look into an empty box? Nothing? That would be the first thing that would pop out of my mouth if a package...
Fr. Austin
Apr 20, 20193 min read
A Shocking Night
Tonight is a night to be shocked. Everything about our liturgy this evening is meant to shock us – to shake us out of the routine, of...
Fr. Austin
Apr 19, 20194 min read
“Why?”
“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” The cry of Jesus in the depths of His agony is one that has echoed throughout history in the...
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