“As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.” Caroline Kennedy I was struck by the above quote in my [...]
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one [...]
“Love people, hold them in your heart.” Susa Talan One of the gifts I bought for myself this past Christmas was a daily “Gratitude” calendar. I saw it in the calendar store as I was [...]
“I am grateful to God– whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did– when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you [...]
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Mt. 3:17 My 33rd ordination anniversary on 15 March was probably one of the most unique ones I’ve had. Since it was the first Sunday without [...]
Each week we produce a newsletter, we have a staff meeting with myself, Mark Miller, and Kelly Tyrrell. This is a time that we come to consensus on projects, update one another with our progress, [...]
“I invite you, therefore, in the name of Christ, to observe a holy Lent by self-examination and penitence, by prayer and fasting, by works of love, and by reading and meditating on the Word of [...]
“To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear.” –Poet and Spiritual Adviser, Mark Nepo In my Pastor’s Corner for the first Messenger of 2020, I talked [...]
As many of you may know, I recently became a Benedictine Oblate. It is an invitation to deepen the spiritual life by following the Rule of St. Benedict. As a part of this spiritual journey I’m [...]
