Three years ago I had a surgery which some of you may have heard. Without going into detail, they fix a condition called pectus excuvatum or a caved-in chest. Because of the seriousness of the surgery I had to spend a few days in the hospital to manage the pain. What also happened during this … Continue reading God is with us
The first time I thought about the priesthood was my junior year in High School. I saw a video at a conference called The Fishers of Men. In this video, they dramatically recreated a scene when a priest stuck in a traffic jam realizes a young man is near his death. He runs forward to … Continue reading Our Greater End
It’s common for me to say that I have a good bit of friends. I know I have lots of Facebook friends, and of course there are people that I call my friends who may or may not be on Facebook. However, as you can probably relate just because you call someone a friend … Continue reading Jesus wants to enter our house
Pope Francis not too long ago spoke about the saints next door, or those examples of holiness in our lives that live near us. I began to think about some people in my own lives who are saints. One of those was a priest who taught me in the seminary. I’ve always been an early … Continue reading Saints Next Door
I’m not much of a runner, but I still signed up for a handful of 5k races. The few times I ran one of these races, I was with a group of seminarians and some other of our friends. Usually, my pace was in the lower part of that group, which I didn’t mind I … Continue reading Run the Race Keep the Faith
Technical Issue no recording this weekend. Have you ever been called into the principal’s office? While we didn’t call him the principal at the seminary, I got an email from the president rector asking me to meet with him at a certain time the next day. To make a long story short, that meeting was … Continue reading Our Relationship with God
When I was in the Holy Land, we made a trip to the Jordan River. As you may or may not know, the Jordan River is a smaller river that goes through parts of the middle east but eventually empties into the dead sea. The Dead Sea is the lowest body of water on earth … Continue reading God’s Healing Power in the Confessional
