Homily from the 5:30 p.m., 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Masses at St. Paul Catholic Church in Valparaiso, Ind. Tradition has been that when a priest is ordained, his parents or supporters present him with a chalice he’ll use to celebrate Mass. The one that I use here in the main church was a gift from my parents. It’s very unique, and it has a story. You see, I wasn’t the first priest to use this chalice. It was used for years in the diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, then stored in a

The homily for the 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday Masses at St. Paul Catholic Church in Valparaiso was crafted around the Sacramental theology of St. Ambrose, St. Thomas Aquinas and the words of Dan Schutte's "Gather the People." Give it a listen. - Fr. Jeff