An empty house. The weekend at the school. After hours at the office. All of these buildings usually house an abundance of life and a flurry of activity normally. There…
In every Catholic Church throughout the world, you will find in a suitable place, a common element- some sort of sacred structure that we call a tabernacle- a place that…
When it came to the sport of baseball, whenever I was playing it in my younger years, over time I found two profoundly different ways that you could play the…
To procrastinate, or to be proactive? That was often a question around the seminary. Many men in formation at the seminary would find themselves to be the procrastination crowd- they…
"Jesus answered, 'My kingdom does not belong to this world.'" (John 18:36) This is a truly amazing statement that Jesus makes in the Passion Narrative of John: My kingdom is…
The fall season is really quite impressive isn’t it? Sure, there are a lot of temperature swings, some really, really hot days, and some very cold nights, but overall there…
During my time in seminary, I was known around the seminary for two reasons: if you needed technical help, or if you needed the organ played for something. Two very…
Chapter four of the Gospel of Matthew begins with a beautiful story: the calling of the first disciples. Jesus is said to be walking by the Sea of Galilee, and…
On June 12, 2021, I celebrated my first anniversary of priesthood ordination. It is an great opportunity to stop and reflect, not only on the gift of the priesthood, but…