Category Legacy Posts
St. Francis has to be one of the most well known, and dearly beloved Saints, and for very, very good reason. While he was not great in physical stature, he was truly a giant among men. His clear, complete, and… Continue Reading →
This post is an adaptation from a homily I wrote for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B. A speech impediment. That’s what the man in the Gospel had today. A speech impediment. Not liver cancer. Not leprosy. A… Continue Reading →
Today is the most important day of the year. Well, one of them anyways. To day is the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, my dearest friend, and patron Saint. I love her so much, and her portrait sits right… Continue Reading →
I have been really bothered lately. As I put together content for this site, and teach in the parish and school, I’m wondering if being nice is actually being helpful. Here’s my problem: I’m deeply concerned that people might be… Continue Reading →
Today I hope to give you something actually useful. Here’s the problem: People often ask me to pray for them. It’s a good idea, I should do that. I bet people ask you the same. There are many other people… Continue Reading →
I am writing this on a Saturday morning. I stayed up a little too late last night, but that’s okay, because it’s my one morning a week I can sleep in a little. So you can imagine that I wasn’t… Continue Reading →
So last week was homecoming for the school I work with, and somehow, they thought it would be fun to put me in the dunk tank. For those who don’t know what a dunk tank is, you have a special… Continue Reading →
Tomorrow we celebrate a few of my personal favorite Saints, and they are not commonly talked about, so I thought I’d chime in a bit in hopes to increase devotion to these incredible men by focusing on their leader, St…. Continue Reading →
I adore the rich diversity of devotions in the Christian life; the many special prayers, holidays, songs and sacramentals are to me the life blood of the faith. They root themselves deeply into our culture and life, and like beacons… Continue Reading →
Today we celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, and while this is indeed a somber and serious occasion, My mind instead immediately went somewhere else completely. Inexpensive has become cheap in the modern age, and religious devotionals… Continue Reading →