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08/30/2015

Marriage 101: A School of Love

What is the one calling we all share, as people created in God’s image?

07/26/2015

Marriage 101: Is Love a Feeling?

God created us for love… but is this love only a warm, mushy feeling that we can’t control?

07/19/2015

Marriage 101 Intro

“Father, why should anyone listen to you? You’re not married.” The first post in a series on the meaning of marriage.

02/14/2014

Jesus Wants to Be Your Valentine!

On Valentine’s Day, it is not the same to have just a phone call or a photo. If a woman’s husband is away on deployment, for example, she can think about him, look at a photo, or even talk to him on the phone. But as nice as these things are, she would much rather have her […]

01/07/2013

Elmo Jesus?

Our culture celebrates his birthday, but often treats Jesus like Elmo.   The way he is often presented in our culture, you would think Jesus was just a nice guy who walked around telling everyone to love each other, like Elmo or other similar characters for children. But if one reads the story of the Lord’s […]

10/15/2012

Football on an Ice Rink?

The difference between Christianity’s essentials and its traditions.

07/27/2012

Five Years as a Priest!

Time flies by when you’re serving God! Today I celebrate five years of ordination as a priest. Thankfully, I can still say that I am so happy and grateful to be a priest! It has been a lot of fun being “captain of my own ship(s)” over the last year, so to speak, rather than being […]

09/23/2011

Peter Parker Becomes a Priest

My vocation story on video… how a Ninja Turtle-loving kid became a priest!

08/28/2011

Just came back from Presbyterian College, where I celebrated my first Mass as chaplain of the Catholics there. I met some great students; I think it will be a great year!

08/18/2011

Today is the first day of school at Cardinal Newman!  I met the students this week during their orientation days and I am looking forward to a great year!