Pause with me for a second, and think back—when was the last time you scrolled through social media after someone you knew passed away? You know the kind of moment: a flood of posts, basically…
WHAT IF YOU HAVE JUST ONE DAY
It’s hard to find things on social media that can actually catch your attention and stop your scrolling - but seeing the post “waited an hour to see ‘the corpse flower’ today” definitely was enough…
TEACH US TO PRAY
God hears us. He wants to hear from us. He listens and answers every one of our prayers. Just let that sink in for a minute. Truly to sink in. Because I think for a…
MOMS (one and only) SUNDAY DINNER FAIL
Hi everyone here's my homily for August 31, 2014 - the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/083114.cfm. Many thanks as always for reading, for your comments and feedback -…
ITS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS
It’s the thought that counts. Usually, that phrase is offered when reflecting on a gift...to underline the fact that the effort, the consideration, the sacrifice that someone makes is the most important part of…
GOD HELP US
The last few weeks have presented more opportunities than usual for me to be with people outside the ages of 18-24 in a variety of contexts and engagements - whether they were funeral repasts, wedding…
AVOIDING DISCOURAGEMENT
On the list of things I hate to do, is shopping. Any shopping - food, car, clothing, stuff for the Newman Center... I just hate it. I don’t know the reason for it - maybe…
ARE ALL WELCOME?
When I started seminary 27 years ago, one (of many things) to get acclimated to, rather quickly was the wide variety of opinions on, of all things, Church music. Being an amateur piano player and…
SEEKING CHRIST IN THE EXTREMES
Every so often, someone will ask the question: what’s the hardest part of being a priest? From their reactions, they seem to have certain expectations of what they think the answer will be: Is it…