YOU HAD ONE JOB

Of the countless hours I've wasted on the internet and had my Attention Deficit Disorder triggered, without a doubt, some of my favorites have come from things that are categorized under the phrase “You had…

PLAYING JESUS VS BEING JESUS

2020 was a year of unprecedented, unexpected things that we all encountered - most of which we probably would like to erase forever from our minds.  But a handful of life-changing gifts have reminded me…

WITHOUT APOLOGIES TO TAYLOR SWIFT

Friday Night, I got a text message from several friends.  The first one caught my attention.  "Bro, you really stepped on a land mine, huh?" I quickly responded, "What did I do now?" because I…

BELIEVING OR USING GOD?

"Here comes trouble."  It's not exactly something a priest wants to hear when arriving somewhere.  Even here in Jersey, where sarcasm is so common and implies what's being said is just a joke.  But that…

MAXIMILIAN, SOLANUS & “REMAINING”

When I was in the seminary, studying for the priesthood, one of the unique things that I experienced, not having attended Catholic School growing up, was learning about many Saints.  There were holy men and…

NO COMPROMISE: CHRIST ALONE

“Jesus Christ...There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved.”  How comfortable are we saying that in…

WHO’S TROUBLED?

          Why are you troubled? In tonight's Gospel passage, Jesus asks that question in a very particular context.  Jesus had been unjustly tried, horrifically tortured, even more grotesquely crucified, abandoned, and left dead in a…