Posts by gabriel

Last Saturday was the 49th anniversary of the tragic decision Roe v. Wade.  The question that still faces our nation is:  At what point am I not comfortable in ending the life of a child?  The phrase among so-called pro-choice people used to be “Abortion should be rare but legal,”  but in recent years, abortion…

Homily by Fr. Nolan Lowry onSunday, October 4, 2020 [W]hatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things (Phil 4:8)     Twenty-five years ago, Pope St. John Paul II published…

Sunday, February 9, 2020  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,  In 2002, the summer after I graduated high school and before I entered seminary, Pope John Paul II visited Toronto, Canada for World Youth Day. I went with a youth group from St. Mary’s Parish in Longview. The theme for that World Youth Day was…

 Dear Brothers and Sister in Christ, Have you ever had one of those dark, cold days where you felt drowsy, depressed, and sluggish?  Or a time when things were just not going right and you wanted to give up?  If we are honest with ourselves, we have all been through days like these — even if generally…

“But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.” Matthew 6:6 Fr. Lowry’s Sermon dated September 29, 2019 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When I was in Rome studying for the priesthood, I used…