One of my favorite movies of all time, well trilogies of all time is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. As you may know, this movie is based on a series of books by the same title the Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien. What I especially love about these movies, outside of how … Continue reading Aragorn a Christ-like King
Tag: Gospel of John
To Whom Shall we Go?
My Homily for the Weekend! What I’ve come to learn about my journey with the Lord is that sometimes it takes detours and goes ways you don’t expect, but trust in God he will get me through a better man and God willing a better and holier priest. When I was in my third year … Continue reading To Whom Shall we Go?
Homily In Response to Grand Jury Report
Fr. Paul and myself both addressed the scandal facing our Church with the clergy sex abuse crisis. Here is my homily on the matter, incorporated with the readings for the 20th Sunday in ordinary time. As a part of my seminary education, I spent two months working as a Chaplin in a Hospital. One of … Continue reading Homily In Response to Grand Jury Report
Preparing to Receive the Eucharist
Here is my homily from this past weekend. Note: the text bellow is only a guide for me I don't read my homily word for word when I preach, sometimes I will go well off script, but this gives you another way to take in what I preach. My family loves to entertain guests for … Continue reading Preparing to Receive the Eucharist
Seek God’s Blessings
My Homily from this weekend! Because my extended family lives out of state, every year when I was a Child we would make a triangle trip. First, we would go to Ohio where my mom’s family lives 15 hours by car; then we would go to North Carolina where my Dad’s family lives, another 10 … Continue reading Seek God’s Blessings
Offering our Lives to God through the Eucharist
My Homily from this weekend! Enjoy! We are all familiarabout the way we practice our faith and the rituals we have, but I heard about a friend of mine who is close to someone of the Romanian Orthodox faith. As a part of their practice, the faithful would take turns making the bread for the … Continue reading Offering our Lives to God through the Eucharist