Father Norm's Notebook
Friday, May 11, 2018

Mary as Mother of the Church

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In his address to the bishops at the end of the third session of the Second Vatican Council (November 21, 1964), Pope Paul VI with a degree...
Friday, February 16, 2018

Mass Killings, Mental Illness, Spiritual Nourishment

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We are quick to suppose that perpetrators of mass shootings are “mentally ill.”  It is our go-to explanation for senseless murders such as ...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Ash Wednesday on Valentine's Day

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It’s a challenging juxtaposition when Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same date. This hasn’t happened since 1945. The celebra...
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Vatican II - a Work in Progress

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For many Catholics the Second Vatican Council is ancient history.  They may acknowledge that it was important, momentous, decisive.   And...
Monday, October 23, 2017

A Motive Behind the Las Vegas Shooting?

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We may never know why Stephen Paddock fired on the concert crowd outside the Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Hotel that horrific night, October 1, ...
Thursday, July 13, 2017

The Measure of Perfection

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I have long been troubled by Jesus’ command in Mt 5:48, “You therefore are to be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Confrat...
Friday, June 23, 2017

AUSCP Assembly 2017 in Atlanta

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Just back from the AUSCP assembly held in Atlanta, GA, June 19-22, 2017. About 175 members of the Association of US Catholic Priests me...
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About Father Norm

Fr Norm
Cincinnati, OH, United States
A priest ordained for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 1970. After ten years of high school teaching, a few years as an associate pastor, and twenty-six years as a pastor, I retired from parish administration to write, preach parish missions across the country, and teach catechetical courses and conferences.
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