Posted in Celibacy, Life, Priesthood, discernment on Jul 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Perhaps the most intrinsic question/obstacle that prevents young men from entering the seminary: “What’s the deal with priestly celebacy?”
While there are many good resources out there (including Cincy’s very own ) it may be enriching to hear this from a seminarian’s lowly perspective. When I ask guys in high-school why they are not [...]
Posted in Holy Hour, Priesthood, discernment, seminary on Jul 12th, 2010 No Comments »
This past weekend I attended a friend’s wedding in another diocese. Allowing extra travel time for potential construction delays and traffic, but encountering neither, I arrived at the church a bit early. Being a seminarian, I of course took the time to snoop around a bit, critiquing the architecture, artwork, etc. And, [...]
Posted in Holy Hour, Priesthood, Religious Life, discernment on Jul 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
So, now that I am on summer break, I’ve had some time to reflect on my first year in seminary. Mostly, I’ve been trying to figure out why God is calling me to the diocesan priesthood. I’m fairly certain it is my vocation (though obviously that remains a mutual discernment with the Church [...]
Posted in Priesthood, seminary on May 12th, 2010 No Comments »
I’ll let the video speak for itself, but this feature aired on ABC 22 and FOX 45 in Dayton last night. This was initiated by a friend at St. Albert the Great, who is a friend of Kathy Hart who did a very nice job on this story. I’m really not an attention-hound [...]
Posted in Life, Ordination, Priesthood on May 1st, 2010 No Comments »
There are a great many things that are impressive about the seminary. From the immense graces that the Lord provides to the great theological insights afforded by the professors to the near immeasurable amount of work that is crammed into the final weeks. Couple this with the uncanny ability of seminarians to procrastinate [...]
Posted in Prayer, Priesthood, discernment on Aug 4th, 2009 1 Comment »
Last year on his feast I posted this reflection on my visit to Ars and the continuing blessings of the life of St. John Vianney.
A couple new comments have popped up in the last few weeks. Then after our daily Mass at the parish today a young professor from the University of [...]
Posted in Prayer, Priesthood on Dec 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Thanks to the Contemplative Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood in Portland, Maine, we once again have a list of priests to pray for each day of the month for the next two months. Here is a short prayer to help you if you are struggling to find the words to say:
We pray for our [...]
Posted in Life, Prayer, Priesthood on Nov 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
I think it’s easy to conflate Veterans Day with Memorial Day—at least that’s how it is for me. When I hear “Veterans Day” my first thought is to my uncle Dale Hess, who died in Vietnam and who has always been a big part of my family’s remembrances. In reality, Veterans Day is for all [...]
Posted in Life, Prayer, Priesthood, Uncategorized, seminary on Oct 17th, 2008 5 Comments »
I can safely say that the seminarians are very happy that the Holy Father has appointed Bishop Dennis Schnurr as Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati! This means that when Archbishop Pilarczyk retires then Archbishop Schnurr will be our new Archbishop.
We are also very excited and privileged to be told that Archbishop Schnurr will be living with [...]
Posted in Life, Priesthood, discernment on Aug 15th, 2008 2 Comments »
We have just a couple of days left out here in Washington state for the CPE hospital ministry program that I’m doing this summer. Things are wonderfully relaxed at this point—we have handed in our duty pagers, we’re starting to pack up… and so my evening is nice and free.
My summer experience doing [...]