The Heavenly Father of the Holy Father

Ever since his election in 2005, Benedict XVI has been a pope I could relate to the most.  Don't get… Read on ...

The Heavenly Father of the Holy Father The Heavenly Father of the Holy Father

Christmas 2012: A Bubble of Grace

The following is the homily I gave on Christmas Night, 2012, at the Church of the Epiphany, Cliffside… Read on ...

Christmas 2012: A Bubble of Grace Christmas 2012: A Bubble of Grace

A Timely and Timeless Message from Ronald Reagan

Here is a message from President Ronald Reagan, particularly poignant for such a time as this: I… Read on ...

A Timely and Timeless Message from Ronald Reagan A Timely and Timeless Message from Ronald Reagan

The Heavenly Father of the Holy Father

by Fr. Jim Tucker on February 12, 2013

Ever since his election in 2005, Benedict XVI has been a pope I could relate to the most.  Don’t get me wrong! I greatly admire John Paul II as an inspiration for my entrance into seminary and to my involvement in the Air Force Chaplain Candidate program following September 11.   But Benedict XVI has [...]

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Christmas 2012: A Bubble of Grace

December 25, 2012
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The following is the homily I gave on Christmas Night, 2012, at the Church of the Epiphany, Cliffside Park, NJ What is it that makes the Christmas season so different from any other time of the year? Is it the decorations, the snowy landscape, the chill in the air? What about those who don’t have [...]

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A Timely and Timeless Message from Ronald Reagan

October 28, 2012
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Here is a message from President Ronald Reagan, particularly poignant for such a time as this: I couldn’t have said it better myself, Mr. President.

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Special Issue: Interview with Author Karina Fabian

April 22, 2012
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I just love the creative process. I love to hear interviews of writers or TV show creators tell how they developed the stories that we the readers and viewers thrill to. In a way, that’s what Catholic Creativity is all about: to use the creative process to bring others to Christ in such a way [...]

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Sermon: Holy Thursday 2012

April 6, 2012
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Jesus, who is co-equal with God, the Father – who is power and authority itself – shows us, in washing the feet of the Apostles, what authority is truly meant for: Service. Jesus, who is Lord and Master, took it upon Himself to adopt the task of a slave: the washing of feet. He who [...]

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Be a Man, Like St. Joseph

March 19, 2012
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Today is St. Joseph Day! This is a great day to examine the dire need we have in our society for strong men, strong fathers and strong husbands.   I think there has been an aquiescence of most guys to give over their due leadership position over too easily.   Let me give an example [...]

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“One of the Lucky Ones”

November 11, 2011
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For the past three or four years, my mom has been embedded in genealogy research. She even took five of our relatives to the root location of our family (at least on my mother’s side), a small port town in the southwestern corner of the island of Sicily, called Sciacca. The group of them wandered [...]

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Book Review: Death Panels by Michelle Buckman

September 14, 2011
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Imagine living in a world in which using your cell phone can get you arrested. Imagine living in a world in which reading the Bible could get you in trouble, or mentioning the name of Jesus could get you institutionalized. Catholic author Michelle Buckman has crafted just such a world in harrowing detail in Death [...]

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Infinite Worth, Infinite Value

August 15, 2011
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Everything God has created has infinite worth and infinite value. Everything God has created has dignity. Yet above and beyond all the things in this world God has created, mankind is the pinnacle, the zenith. In Genesis, God gave Adam dominion over all of creation. Yet, nothing in creation would suit Adam as an equal [...]

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Six Reviews in One: Children’s Catechesis

August 12, 2011
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Living the Ten Commandments for Children, The Beatitudes for Children, The Mass Book for Children, Little Acts of Grace 1 & 2, Just Like Mary by Rosemarie Cortler & Donna Piscitelli with Illustrations by Mimi Sternhagen Our Sunday Visitor, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2003 To order: Our Sunday Visitor 1-800-348-2440 There is a child in each [...]

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