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Antisemitism is a deadly diversion, it must be condemned

The year was 1938, and the French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain ...

Father Koch: We are always fighting the tendency to hypocrisy

Jesus often criticizes the religious leaders of ...

Navigating the seas of change with faith and preparation

When my second son began preschool, ...

Love

The readings for this Sunday are some of my favorites.

Father Koch: The totality of the Gospel can be summed up in love

The Pharisee and the teachers of the Law were ...

Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God

When I began reading this Gospel I immediately thought of our current

Father Koch: Beware of those who trap you Into making false choices

The struggle between our obligations to our secular government and ...

Just a moment in time

So many times, in my life, my father has spoken the words...

Father Koch: We want to go to heaven but not so much to Mass

The parable of the king who invited guests to the wedding feast ...

Father Koch: The sin of greed reaches deep into our lives

While we often read this parable as a foreshadowing of the rejection of Jesus ...

Next papal conclave seems to have begun

In case you didn’t notice, the process of choosing the next pope has begun.

Father Koch: Are we hearing the voice of the Father?

With all the noise in our lives today, ...

All in a Day’s Work

This Sunday’s Gospel is a difficult one for many of us to understand...

Father Koch: Fairness and justice are seldom the same

Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of Heaven that ...

A Higher Calling

Passages from the Bible are not always easy to interpret...


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