Category Archives: Retreats/Reflections

Advent Retreat – Welcoming the Light of Christ into our lives. Catholic Inspiration

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This four-part presentation was given at St. William Catholic Church on December 6, 2025.

1st Talk – Christ our Light

Fr. Andrew introduces the retreat with John 1:1-18 and invites us to put Christ at the center of our lives.

2nd Talk – Tending the flame of faith in our hearts

Fr. Andrew discusses the many spiritual tools that foster our faith, inviting us to discern what we need at this moment in time.

3rd Talk – Confronting the darkness in our lives

Fr. Andrew addresses the darkness in our lives, inviting us to draw near to the Light of Christ and confront the evil we perceive.

4th Talk – Sharing the Light with others

Fr. Andrew reflects on how we share the light of Christ in the unique context of our personal discipleship.

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Carry Your Cross: We empty ourselves and are filled with God’s grace

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In this final installment of the six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew relates Matthew 16:13-28 to Philippians 2:1-11, showing how we follow the example of Christ and “empty ourselves” as we make a life-giving offering to the Lord.

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Carry Your Cross: We confront death and embrace the gift of life

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In this fifth of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues to a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28, showing how we “lose our lives” out of love for Christ as we confront death and embrace God’s gift of life.

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Carry Your Cross: We are guided by prayer, sacraments, and service

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In this fourth of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28 regarding how prayer, sacraments, and service shape our lives as disciples of Jesus Christ.

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Carry Your Cross: We face Satan’s obstacles with God’s grace

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In this third of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28 regarding how Satan sets obstacles in the form of deception, temptation, and fear to keep us from carrying our crosses in life.

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Carry Your Cross: We claim Jesus is Lord, the Son of God

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In this second of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28 regarding how our confession that Jesus is Lord and God fosters our faith, hope, and love.

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Carry Your Cross: We begin with the Cross of Christ

In this first of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew explores Matthew 16:13-28 and discusses what the Cross of Christ teaches us today.

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Marriage Day of Reflection: Forgiveness, Love, and Renewal

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This Day of Reflection was given at St. Louis Catholic Church in Washburn, Wisconsin on September 14, 2024. It includes three presentations:

  • An overview about Marriage and the crucial role of Forgiveness.
  • The homily from the Mass on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, with a focus on love and sacrifice.
  • A reflection on how to renew and strengthen Marriage throughout life.

Presentation #1 – Overview about marriage and the crucial role of forgiveness

Presentation #2 – Homily from the Gospel of John 3:13-17

Presentation #3 – Reflection about how to renew and strengthen marriage throughout life


Daily Mass: Like a puff of smoke, our lives are brief on earth. Catholic Inspiration

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James reminds us that life is uncertain and brief, like a puff of smoke that appears briefly and disappears.

Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 7th Week of the Year (#343)

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St. Rita of Cascia, pray for us!


How do I share my faith? Part 6 – A pattern of life for the Lord.

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This is the sixth part of a six-week series about how we gently and lovingly share our faith with others. In this presentation, Fr. Andrew pulls together a pattern of life that empowers us to become real and approachable witnesses for Christ. In particular:

  • Cultivate our Spiritual life and grow closer to the Lord
  • Cultivate our relationships and grow closer to one another
  • Listen with a prayerful heart to the people in our lives
  • Discover the people, opportunities and resources that foster faith
  • Respond with conviction when others “open the door” in conversation

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