Religion
The End of the Story
Every good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. I guess that’s why they make so many trilogies, like The Lord of the
Fr. Joseph Gill
December 2, AD 2020
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Social Teaching
Solidarity
For the most part I enjoy living in Stamford, but there is one thing that drives me crazy: the way in which pedestrians cross the
Fr. Joseph Gill
October 27, AD 2020
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Politics
Render Unto Caesar
Yesterday’s Gospel invites us to consider the interplay between Caesar and God, between religion and our nation. As Catholics, we have a duty to be
Fr. Joseph Gill
October 19, AD 2020
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Life
The Good Life Points to the Eternal Life
A very large friend of mine from college used to say, “Food is God’s love made edible!” There were times when I wanted to respond,
Fr. Joseph Gill
October 12, AD 2020
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Religion
Grace Makes the Fruits Grow
Many of you probably have gardens. If you do, you know that it can be a lot of work. One must till the soil, take
Fr. Joseph Gill
October 6, AD 2020
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Life
Ambition and Kenosis
One of the greatest Catholic movies ever made was the movie A Man for All Seasons, about St. Thomas More, the great English martyr. Thomas
Fr. Joseph Gill
September 30, AD 2020
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Religion
Life is Christ
If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow, what would your reaction be? Would you be at peace, knowing that you would join
Fr. Joseph Gill
September 22, AD 2020
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Life
Paybacks
“I’ll make you pay for this!” How many times have we thought this? Someone cuts us off in traffic, so we find a way to
Fr. Joseph Gill
September 17, AD 2020
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Politics
Tough Love
One day during the summer of 1852, a wealthy young man named Francois Dorel was approached by a friend who asked him, “Have you heard
Fr. Joseph Gill
September 9, AD 2020
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Life
Living Sacrifice
A British World War II fighter pilot named Vivian Rosewarne, having successfully flown many missions, was still always amazed at the grandeur of the earth
Fr. Joseph Gill
September 4, AD 2020
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Spirituality
The Power of Silence
Once a farmer lost his pocketwatch while working in his barn. It had been given to him by his grandfather, and so had great sentimental
Fr. Joseph Gill
August 10, AD 2020
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Religion
What Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ?
“What can separate us from the love of Christ?” St. Paul asks this rhetorical question in Sunday’s second reading. Nothing will separate us — not
Fr. Joseph Gill
August 4, AD 2020
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Career
Wisdom
I’ll never forget the first time I told anyone that I was thinking about becoming a priest. I was 14 years old, and my best
Fr. Joseph Gill
July 27, AD 2020
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Religion
Christ Loved the Church – We Should Too
Last month, I saw on a Catholic website that a prominent Catholic couple, who used to speak at various Catholic events, decided to leave the
Fr. Joseph Gill
July 20, AD 2020
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Religion
Ready to be Taught
Back in the 1840s, a Jesuit priest named Fr. Peter deSmet began missionary work to the Native Americans out on the plains. He founded a
Fr. Joseph Gill
July 9, AD 2020
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Religion
Death to Self
People often ask me, “Why do priests wear black?” If I’m feeling sarcastic, I usually respond with something like, “It makes us look thinner” or
Fr. Joseph Gill
June 30, AD 2020
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Feasts
Eternal Life
The old man, stooped under the weight of years, was led into the arena. Thousands of spectators were there, and the Proconsul said to him,
Fr. Joseph Gill
June 23, AD 2020
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Sacraments
Eucharistic Hunger
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi is the day that we celebrate the very gift that brings us together every Sunday: the Lord’s Body and Blood
Fr. Joseph Gill
June 15, AD 2020
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Family
Not of This World
G.K. Chesterton once said, “When you choose anything, you reject everything else.” There are certain choices that are all-or-nothing. When John decides to marry Suzie,
Fr. Joseph Gill
May 26, AD 2020
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Religion
Are We In “The End”?
Are we in the “end times”? That is a question that has been asked in every age. But we believe, as Christians, that human history
Fr. Joseph Gill
May 18, AD 2020
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Prayer
Prayer Changes Us
When I was a senior in college, I had some free time in my schedule, so for a year I volunteered at a local soup
Fr. Joseph Gill
May 11, AD 2020
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