Preparing for Aging Parents: There is No Book About it!
If you have aging or aged parents, perhaps you have realized that there are hardly any resources available to children in order to...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Sep 30, 20185 min read
"No Human Being Is Illegal:
He is barely three years old. Wearing black shoes and a deep blue striped shirt, he pressed his face between the 30 feet high solid...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Sep 2, 20184 min read
What Now For Religion?
I have received numerous e-mails or phone calls from parishioners who have been concerned about the child sexual abuse scandal. The...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
May 20, 20185 min read
Pentecost: Towards A De-Babelized World
The room from which I workout, I can see much of the parish campus. Just the other day I was saying to myself, soon there will be leaves...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Apr 1, 20183 min read
Don't Be Fooled!
The last time Easter fell on April 1, also known as April Fool’s Day, was in 1956. This will not happen again until 2029. From the big...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Dec 2, 20173 min read
Five Ways to Make Advent Meaningful
The Christmas frenzy has begun. No matter how much I try each year, there is no escaping it. More often than not, I feel violated by all...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Nov 26, 20175 min read
Culture Wars: A Reflection on the Feast Christ the King
I am sure you have heard about the concept, ‘Culture Wars.’ Culture Wars refer to the conflict between traditionalist or conservative...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Oct 29, 20175 min read
In the Evening of Our Lives We Will be Judged on Love Alone
This Reflection is based on the scripture readings for 30th Sunday, Year A in the Catholic liturgical calendar. The great Christian...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Jun 4, 20173 min read
"Dear God..." : A Prayer on Pentecost
In preparation for the Feast of the Pentecost, I read the original account of the Pentecost. As I read it, I felt my eyes tear up....
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Apr 16, 20175 min read
An Easter Reflection
Pardon me, for my Easter reflection is going to begin with Good Friday. After all, if there was no Good Friday, there would be no Easter...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Apr 2, 201710 min read
The Death of Death: A Retelling of the Story of the Raising of Lazarus
I did not understand the commotion at home. I was barely five. I faintly remember people wrapping up abba in white linen and taking him...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Mar 25, 20177 min read
Seeing Is Believing: A Retelling of the Story of the Man Born Blind
I remember this as clearly as the day I first saw light – my parents had taken me to a wise man in my village. I was so nervous. Even my...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Mar 19, 20176 min read
The Well Inside: A Retelling of the Story of the Samaritan Woman
You know what the worse thing is? They treat you like a piece of furniture - the cheap ones. The expensive ones… they got handled better...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Sep 4, 20166 min read
Mother Teresa: A Reflection (Part II) “Your Happiness is All I Want”
When we think of Mother Teresa, we think of her as someone who brought God’s love, care, and kindness to the most abandoned people in the...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Aug 28, 20164 min read
Mother Teresa: A Reflection (Part I) "You Will Not Put Yourself on a Pedestal."
On September 4, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be be canonized a saint. Today and next weekend, I would like to offer a two-part...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Jul 10, 20163 min read
"Go and Do Likewise"
Doesn’t feel like we are in the twenty-first Century. As humanity makes progress, society is supposed to become safer, more egalitarian...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Jun 26, 20165 min read
Radical Discipleship: Transcending the "Self"
It is not usual to include a Sunday Homily in the Blog. Yet, the reading for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary time (June 26, 2016), were no...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
May 15, 20164 min read
Pentecost: The De-Babelization of the World
Pentecost was a provocative event. Often enough, its over-simplicaiton and limitation to the happenings in a small room, to a small band...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Mar 27, 20164 min read
The Triumph of Scandalous Love
When Pope Francis visited the United States, addressing the crowds at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia, he told the story of a...
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Fr. Satish Joseph
Feb 21, 20165 min read
How Pope Francis Trumped Donald Trump
Pope Francis was on a visit to Mexico and not the United States. Yet the impact of his visit was felt on both sides of the border. It was...
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