God’s Providence and Mary’s Care- An Update on my Accident

Recalling my accident and God’s providence and care during and after the accident. Thank you for everyone’s prayers!

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My Way or God’s Way? 4th Sunday of Advent

  “I planned each charted course.  Each careful step along the byway…  Oh, and more, much more than this…  I did it my way!”  ..  These words sung by Frank Sinatra show a life without regrets, carefully planned and executed.   There are words that would have not been spoke by…

“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”: Homily for II Sunday of Advent

At the parish in St. Louis, we are doing a series on Christmas Carols.   This week was my week to preach.    The carol I preached on was the Christmas Carol:  “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” by Edmund Sears.    I didn’t get into the irony of a Unitarian, who denies the…

Spiritual Drowsiness – (Homily for 1st Sunday of Advent)

As we begin Advent, it is important to prepare our hearts for Christ, allowing him to “Adventus” into our lives.

First Homily: Holy Trinity Sunday

By the grace of God, I was ordained a deacon on May 29th at St Cecelia’s Cathedral.   On May 31st, Holy Trinity Sunday, I assisted at my first Mass, my Mass of Thanksgiving.  Here is the text of the homily I delivered. Today we celebrate the feast of the Holy Trinity….