Fr. Joseph Gill

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Changed, Not Ended

“For a Christian, life is changed, not ended.” This beautiful prayer is recited in every Funeral Mass to help us keep our mind on the

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Sacraments

Eucharistic Coherence

Back in the eleventh century in Trani, Italy, a non-Christian woman was debating her Christian neighbors about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

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Scripture

Radical Holiness

Larry Bird was perhaps the greatest basketball player in history, but it didn’t always come naturally. Every morning before school, he would go to the

Fr. Joseph Gill June 22, AD 2025 1 Comment

Columnists

Forgiveness, Chastity, and Faithfulness

Last Sunday’s Gospel speaks to us of some counter-cultural themes: forgiveness, chastity, faithfulness. Let’s look at some of these themes. First, forgiveness. This is a

Fr. Joseph Gill June 6, AD 2025 1 Comment

Christ and the Rich Young Ruler, Heinrich Hofmann (1889)

Scripture

The Charity of Christ

I heard that fans of Star Trek tried to translate the Bible into the fictional language of Klingon…but they couldn’t do it, because there was

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Life

Can’t Cancel Jesus

One of the stranger things about the last couple years has been the rise of “Cancel Culture”. For those who are unfamiliar with the term,

Fr. Joseph Gill April 27, AD 2025 2 Comments

Columnists

Real Presence

Around the year 1300 in a small mountain village of northwest Spain called O’Cebriero, it was snowing hard on a cold winter’s day. The priest

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Columnists

Plugged-In

Imagine if you were to go home tonight and you go to switch on your favorite lamp, but nothing happens. So you replace the light

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Scripture

Love Alone Fulfills Us

St. Pope John Paul the Great once said, “Man can only find himself in a sincere gift of himself.” He is echoing Jesus’ connection between

Fr. Joseph Gill February 9, AD 2025 2 Comments

Feasts

Immerse Yourself In Him

The word “baptize” in Greek means “to immerse”. And this is fitting, because Jesus’ baptism wasn’t a few drops of water sprinkled on the head

Fr. Joseph Gill January 9, AD 2025 5 Comments

Columnists

Everything You Wanted to Know About Epiphany But Were Afraid to Ask

This weekend we celebrated the Epiphany! But who were these mysterious Magi who came from the East? Here are some things you may not know

Fr. Joseph Gill January 6, AD 2025 No Comments

Feasts

The Beloved Disciple

Happy feast day of St. John! This is the patronal feast of this beautiful Basilica, which is why we are celebrating his feast rather than

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Religion

Growing the Treasure

What is the greatest treasure you have been given? Your health, your life, your gifts and talents, your family, your possessions? No — our greatest

Fr. Joseph Gill November 26, AD 2024 1 Comment

Feasts

God’s Got This

One day a few years ago, I had just finished Mass when a parent of one of our youth group kids came up to me.

Fr. Joseph Gill November 20, AD 2024 5 Comments

Religion

Good to the Last Drop

It’s funny how your life can change in an instant with something that seems so small, so insignificant. In 1906, a 12-year-old Polish boy named

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Feasts

All Saints Day: One Thing Necessary

You’ve probably seen “clickbait” everywhere on the Internet. For the uninitiated, “clickbait” refers to a headline that is purposely sensational, so that you click on

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