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HUMAN LIFE (29)
LOVING LIFE (18)
PRIEST LIFE (6)
PILGRIM LIFE (6)
CATHOLIC LIFE (73)
FAITH LIFE (58)
ORIENS (4)
FREE RANGE (14)
PARISH LIFE (15)
MARRIED LIFE (9)
MORAL LIFE (4)
JOEL IN ROME (1)
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A
Antigo Daily Journal
(6)
Anniversary
(2)
Advent
(5)
Abortion
(2)
Angels
(1)
Apocalypse
(1)
Addiction
(1)
Assisi
(1)
B
Bulletin Articles
(1)
Bulletin Article
(4)
Bible Study
(1)
blog
(1)
Blessing
(3)
Book Review
(3)
Bible
(5)
Benedict XVI
(5)
Baptism
(1)
C
Christmas Letter
(4)
Christmas
(10)
Covid
(4)
Communion
(1)
Coronavirus
(5)
Communion of Saints
(5)
Children of God
(1)
Creation
(1)
Catholic Problems
(2)
Celibacy
(1)
Covenant
(7)
Cremation
(3)
Confession
(1)
D
Death
(8)
Discipleship
(4)
Devotions
(3)
Discernment of Spirits
(1)
Divorce
(3)
Dignity of Life
(2)
E
Easter
(17)
End of the World
(1)
Evangelization
(3)
Eucharist
(1)
Euthanasia
(1)
Easter Letter
(1)
Emails from Rome
(1)
F
FBOMB
(2)
Feast Days
(1)
Funeral
(5)
Fatherhood
(2)
Friendship with God
(3)
Fasting
(3)
Family
(6)
Faith
(3)
Falling in Love
(2)
Fatima
(2)
Forgiveness
(2)
FAQ
(5)
Film
(1)
G
Grieving
(1)
Gear Review
(1)
Gratitude
(2)
Good News
(1)
Gift-of-Self
(1)
Good and Evil
(1)
H
Human Excellence
(1)
Human Life
(1)
Holiness
(13)
Holy Mass
(1)
Healthy Living
(2)
Holy Week
(1)
Holy Trinity
(2)
Humility
(2)
History
(1)
Hospitality
(1)
Hope
(1)
Holy Communion
(1)
Happiness
(1)
J
John Paul II
(1)
K
Kerygma
(4)
Kingdom of God
(1)
L
Lifestyle Choices
(1)
Letter to the Parish
(2)
Lent
(5)
Life Skills
(1)
Light of Christ
(2)
Love
(2)
M
Moving
(1)
Mission
(2)
Milestones
(3)
Music
(3)
Money
(1)
Manhood
(3)
Mother Mary
(6)
Movie Reviews
(6)
Marriage
(6)
Miracles
(2)
Mercy
(2)
N
New Evangelization
(2)
News
(2)
New Life
(2)
Novena
(10)
New Year
(1)
O
Our Lady of Good Help
(3)
Oriens
(3)
Oremus
(8)
P
Pilgrimage
(12)
Published
(3)
Political
(1)
Public Service Announcement
(4)
Paschal Triduum
(1)
Priesthood
(6)
Personal Relationship
(1)
Podcast
(7)
Purgatory
(2)
Prayer
(14)
Penance
(2)
Pope Francis
(3)
Paschal Mystery
(1)
Politics
(2)
Pro-Life
(1)
Persecution
(1)
Q
Quarantine
(2)
R
Responsible Citizenship
(1)
Resurrection
(6)
Rosary
(1)
S
Stewards of Sexuality
(1)
Sacrifice
(4)
Saints
(3)
Stewardship
(6)
St. Joseph
(9)
Salvation
(1)
Sacraments
(1)
Salvation History
(5)
Second Coming
(2)
Superhero
(1)
Sunday
(1)
Spiritual life
(1)
School Fire
(1)
T
True Love
(3)
The Enemy
(1)
The Mass
(3)
Technology
(5)
V
Virtue
(2)
Video
(13)
Vacation
(1)
Vatican II
(2)
Vocation
(1)
W
Website News
(3)
Wisdom
(1)
World Religions
(2)
Y
Year of Mercy
(2)
By Time
Nov 2024
15: Make Great Americans Again
Sep 2024
16: Stewards of our Sexuality, or Finding Life After the F-Bomb
Aug 2024
3: With You I am a Christian, For You I am a Priest
Apr 2024
12: Want to Walk With Me on Pilgrimage in 2024? Here's Where You'll Find Me
Jan 2024
1: Blessing a Home With Blessed Chalk for the Feast of the Epiphany
1: The Gift of Fire (Christmas Letter 2023)
Nov 2023
27: Small Group Bible Study Outlines for ORIENS 2023
17: Good Grief: The Value of a Funeral
Jul 2023
10: Three Thoughts on Sixteen Years of Priesthood
1: No Blisters! My Footwear Choices for Walking Pilgrimage
Apr 2023
18: Registration Now Open for the 2023 Walking Pilgrimage [Update: Closed]
8: Easter Springtime (2023 Easter letter )
Mar 2023
3: Clergy Corner: Are you XX or XY?
Feb 2023
26: The Secret to Being a Saint (Part 2 of 2)
19: The Secret to Being a Saint (Part 1 of 2)
Dec 2022
25: Joy to the World, the Lord is Come!
23: How Do You Start a Relationship With Jesus?
Oct 2022
31: Praying for the Dead
Sep 2022
16: The Downside to Consumer Christianity
Jun 2022
10: Proof That Wisconsin Really Is God's Country
Apr 2022
16: Why Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
Mar 2022
18: We Must Work Together for Peace
Oct 2021
20: Not Participating in the Google Surveillance Network
3: Oriens 2021 now Available for Purchase at Amazon.com and Wherever Books Are Sold
Aug 2021
30: Five Essential Culture Shifts for Catholic Parishes
Jun 2021
25: Conflict Can Be Healthy and Beneficial
Apr 2021
3: Lessons from a Virtual Easter (Easter Letter 2021)
Mar 2021
26: We Must Act to Protect Our Freedoms
Jan 2021
31: Oriens Prayer Outlines
21: Thank You for making 2020 the Best Year Ever (in podcast downloads, anyway)
4: Blessing of the Home and Household on Epiphany
Oct 2020
9: Does Your Home Have a Center?
Sep 2020
1: My Number One Priesthood Career Goal
May 2020
28: Communion Services Begin May 30-31
16: New Assignment to Antigo Beginning August 3rd
8: When Can We Get Back to Church?
Apr 2020
30: Registration is Open for the 2020 Walking Pilgrimage [update: Closed]
30: Though the Road be Long
24: Hallelujah Is Our Song
24: I Wrote a Book! Oriens: A Pilgrimage Through Advent and Christmas Available This Summer
17: Weight Gain During Quarantine? Simple Changes Yield Surprising Results
14: The Easter Sequence
11: The Long Lent of 2020 (Easter Message)
5: How to Celebrate Easter at Home
4: How to Celebrate Palm Sunday at Home
Mar 2020
27: Day 9 - Patron of a Happy Death
26: Day 8 - Patron of Fundraising
25: Day 7 - St. Joseph, Patron of Families
24: Day 6 - Patron of Unmarried Women
23: Day 5 - St. Joseph, Model of Manhood
22: Day 4 - St. Joseph a Model for Priests
21: Day 3 - Count your #covidblessings
20: Day 2 - St. Joseph the Worker
19: Pray to St. Joseph for Our Families and Our World
17: Suspension of All Public Masses in the Green Bay Diocese
14: Weekend Masses Will Still Be Celebrated March 14-15, 2020
Jan 2020
27: Why You Should Celebrate This Important Catholic Feast That You Probably Never Heard Of
2: Blessing of the Home and Household on Epiphany
Dec 2019
23: Christmas Letter for 2019
20: New Life in Christ
13: Rescued by Jesus Christ
6: Kidnapped by the Enemy
Nov 2019
29: Created by God Our Father
25: Advent: Your New Favorite Season
23: Power Surge
21: A Power Source Greater Than the Sun
13: A Different Perspective on the Catholic Vocations Crisis
4: Walking Pilgrimage 2019 Slideshow
Oct 2019
29: Harvest of Souls
24: Christians Need to Stop Being Nice
1: National Novena Begins October 1st
Aug 2019
2: I Stopped Playing Video Games for Good. Here's Why
Jun 2019
16: Reflection on Trinity Sunday
Apr 2019
22: New Life in Christ (Easter Letter 2019)
1: Unplanned (Movie Review)
Mar 2019
4: On Fridays We Don't Eat from the Bacon Tree
Dec 2018
22: Is the Christmas Tree a Christian Symbol?
17: The Long Walk To Christmas
Oct 2018
25: How I Record My Homilies (Patron Video)
Sep 2018
26: Campsite Cleanup Vacation Video
Jul 2018
17: A Marriage "in the Church" not in a Church?
9: Pilgrimage Slideshow 2018
Jun 2018
16: A Heart Problem
8: Marriage: Contract or Covenant?
1: Another Holy Trinity
May 2018
9: Mass on Facebook Live - Apparently It's a Thing
Apr 2018
1: Happily Ever After - Message for Easter 2018
Mar 2018
16: The Covenant, Part 5: One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
9: The Covenant, Part 4: One Holy Kingdom
2: The Covenant, Part 3: One Holy Nation
Feb 2018
23: The Covenant, Part 2: One Holy Tribe
16: The Covenant, Part 1: One Holy Family
12: Lent is all about Love
7: A Heart Like Mary's (Book Review)
Dec 2017
23: The Perfect Christmas (Christmas Letter 2017)
3: 348 years ago...
2: COCO: Un Poco Loco in the Best Possible Way (Movie Review)
Nov 2017
29: Become a Preaching Podcast Patron
Oct 2017
31: All Saints and All Souls
27: When Did You Fall in Love with Jesus?
26: Whats Wrong With the Catholic Church
12: The Day the Sun Danced
6: Prayer for Spiritual Protection
Jul 2017
13: How to Say Goodbye to a House
Jun 2017
30: The Paradoxes of Priesthood
May 2017
13: God's Children Need a Mother
4: Are You Running at 99%?
Apr 2017
22: Fatima and the First Five Saturdays Devotion
16: The Kingdom of Light (Easter Letter 2017)
5: The Shack (Movie Review): The Truth Is Better Than Fiction
Feb 2017
3: The Whole Truth about Missing Mass
Dec 2016
25: True Greatness (Christmas Letter 2016)
Nov 2016
30: St. Andrew Christmas Novena
Oct 2016
19: A Cure for Warts
Sep 2016
21: A Tall Drink of Water
Jul 2016
29: Martha: A Saint for Busy People
26: Pilgrimage 2016 Video - God is on the Move
20: The Mysterious Mary Magdalene
13: Steubenville: Like Real Life, Only Better
1: Grateful for Nine Years of Priesthood
Jun 2016
15: Mercy Comes to Meet Us
10: Congratulations 2016 Walking Pilgrims
May 2016
28: Every Life Matters in Captain America: Civil War
18: 100,000 Miles and Counting
Apr 2016
1: Celebrate Easter All Year Long
Mar 2016
23: Easter 2016 "The Kingdom Has Come"
16: What You're Missing When You're Missing Mass
8: A Refreshing Way to Start the Day
4: FBI vs Apple: Why It Matters to You
Feb 2016
25: Why Catholics Don't Eat Meat on Fridays
23: How to Stay Spiritually Healthy in Ministry
Jan 2016
13: Concussion: A Hard-Hitting Movie
6: There are so many different religions in the world, how do you know which is the right one? (Part 2)
Dec 2015
30: There are so many different religions in the world, how do you know which is the right one? (Part 1)
19: How To: Bless a Home with Chalk at Christmas or Epiphany
10: Why do Catholics Celebrate Advent?
7: A Decade A Day Keeps the Devil Away
Nov 2015
25: Start a Gratitude Journal
21: Prayer: Consolation and Desolation
4: Prayer: Dealing with Distractions
Oct 2015
31: Prayer: Is It Really God?
21: Prayer: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
14: Prayer: Let God Share Your Burdens
10: Prayer: The Word of God is Living and Effective
3: Prayer: Time Well Spent
Sep 2015
26: Four Blood Moons - This is What it Means
26: Prayer: God Wants You More
25: Come to Mass and Join Pope Francis in Praying for the Family This Weekend
15: Unethical to use Tissue from Aborted Fetuses in Research
9: It's Time to Burn Your Bible -- An Answer to the Rapid Decline of Christianity in America
3: Same Blog, Even Better Service
1: Five Years Ago Today I Became a Pastor
Aug 2015
26: FAQ: What does the Catholic Church teach about "Works Righteousness"?
Jul 2015
27: Steubenville St Louis 2015
May 2015
19: FAQ: Why Can't Protestants Receive Communion in the Catholic Church?
Apr 2015
29: Listen, My Priest!
12: I didn't "have a good Easter" -- I'm having a good Easter!
5: The Tomb is Empty; Where is Jesus? (Easter 2105)
Feb 2015
26: Welcome to the Future
20: This Lent, Don't Just Keep Doing What You've Been Doing
17: If Your Computer Died Tonight, Would Your Data Be Saved?
10: Building Disciples of Christ (Bishop's Appeal 2015)
6: Christ Fully Reveals Man to Himself -- and how Atheists Can be Saved
Jan 2015
31: Death and Eternal Life from Vatican II
22: The Day the Music Died (22 January 1973)
Dec 2014
31: The Family: Overwhelming Suffering, Great Joy
29: Open to Receive -- Introducing the new podcast album for 2015
24: How to Find the Magic this Christmas
21: How Should Mary Answer the Angel?
16: God's Not Dead - Movie Review
11: The Woman Who Conquered Mexico
Nov 2014
29: Search Party's Greatest Hits
20: Cremation and the Catholic Church
16: Mass of Christian Burial
7: How to Bury the Dead
Oct 2014
24: Pope St. John Paul II
20: Catholic Divorce -- Why Not? (Part 1 of 2)
20: Catholic Divorce -- Why Not? (Part 2 of 2)
15: How to Keep Christ in Christians
Sep 2014
24: Windows 8 and Workplace Chaos
20: "The Love between a man and a woman, which is faithful, fruitful and permanent, reveals how God loves us." ~ the new Archbishop of Chicago
Aug 2014
27: Why Catholics Don't Sing
13: Novena for Persecuted Christians
Jul 2014
30: A "Simple Prayer" of St. Francis
16: Murder is not Mercy
Jun 2014
25: 5 Tools for Productivity across Multiple Computers
18: A Step-by-Step Guide to Walking Pilgrimages
6: Prayer of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
4: What is a Deacon?
May 2014
28: Jason Gray: Love Will Have the Final Word (CD)
Mar 2014
14: The joy and beauty of Conversion
Dec 2013
1: Search Party, an album for the Lost (2014)
Nov 2013
22: What will you do with the jelly beans you have left?
Aug 2013
21: Book Review: The Fix by Damian Thompson
2: Renovations Almost Complete After Fire Nearly Destroyed School (WBAY)
Jun 2013
17: HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDES INTO THE ETERNAL CITY (VIS News)
Mar 2013
17: Our Pope Francis
Feb 2013
21: A Year after Arson, St. Anthony School Looks to the Future (WBAY 2)
Jan 2013
28: How Not to Be Like Lance Armstrong
Dec 2012
24: Christmas Letter 2012
15: Announcing the new album for 2013... and so much more
Nov 2012
23: Thanksgiving: An attitude for the whole Holiday Season
Oct 2012
20: Three Reasons for my Hope - Benedict XVI
Sep 2012
20: Church a Source of Unity in a Divisive Climate
Jun 2012
30: The Priesthood at 5 years, a Reflection
May 2012
17: The Pentecost Novena
Apr 2012
14: Papa has called us to be an Easter People (Homily for Easter Sunday)
Mar 2012
12: St. Anthony School Fire Virtual Walkthrough
Feb 2012
25: St. Anthony school offers thanks; plans for the future
6: Difficulties and Hopes of the Catholic Church in America
Jan 2012
1: Looking for a good New Years resolution? Ask the Pope
Dec 2011
25: Christmas Letter 2011
Oct 2011
27: The Pope, Peace, and Agnostics
Aug 2011
21: Ten Steps to Holiness - Epilogue
20: Step 10 - Abandon Yourself to God
19: Step 9 - Relax and Trust
18: Step 8 - Embrace Your Crosses
17: Step 7 - Practice Gratitude
16: Step 6 - Love the Church
15: Step 5 - Nourish Good Christian Friendships
14: Step 4 - Dive Deeply into the Eucharist
13: Step 3 - Pray More
12: Step 2 - Renew the Habit of Reconciliation
11: Step 1 - Cease any Serious Sin
10: Ten Steps to Holiness - Introduction
Jul 2011
14: Sixty years of priesthood for Fr. Josef (now Pope Benedict XVI)
May 2011
9: The Procedure
Apr 2011
29: Pilgrimage to Good Help
24: Rise from the Dead
Mar 2011
30: Breakthrough Program Improves Marriage
Feb 2011
9: The Holy Father greets the Apostolic Signatura
6: Catholic and love football? You bet!
Jan 2011
28: A Gift to be Shared
Dec 2010
25: God's Perfect Gift - Christmas Letter 2010
Nov 2010
28: Novena to St. Andrew
May 2009
22: Holy Pilgrimage!
Aug 2004
11: An American Seminarian in Italy