Posted in Life, Prayer, seminary on May 5th, 2010 No Comments »
Here at Mount St. Mary’s of the West, we have a beautiful property with a historic building that is surrounded on three sides by a wooded area. Though overgrown due to the sands of time, there exist several old trails in this wooded area, and for the first time today I went outside to [...]
Posted in Prayer, discernment, seminary on Apr 30th, 2010 No Comments »
Inevitably when I go back home on a break this question always pops up; whether in the parish, giving vocations talks, or at the dinner table. At this point in my formation, I have been through four years of philosophy and nearly one year of theology, but what have I learned?
As one of my [...]
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 Holy Hour, Life, Prayer, Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2009 2 Comments »
I heard the call to enter formation for the priesthood while I was a law student at Notre Dame. The three years I spent at Our Lady’s university–the last two while living on campus as an “assistant rector” in a mens residence hall–were a joyous, blessed, wonderful period in my life.
Many of the [...]
Posted in Prayer, Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2009 1 Comment »
Happy Triduum!
The Institution of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday… the first Mass, the promise of Christ’s continuing, substantial presence with us until he comes again… the solemnity and joy of this day cannot be overstated!
As a helpful reflection from the Knights of Columbus states:
I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with [...]
Posted in Life, Prayer, discernment on Apr 1st, 2009 No Comments »
In the Christian tradition, being true to yourself means being true to the self that you are called to be.
Not Jack Handey today. This is good stuff, and the above is a gem from Fr. Richard John Neuhaus (recalled by Ramesh Ponnuru in First Things). I must say, the many heartfelt tributes paid [...]
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 Prayer, Priesthood on Aug 13th, 2008 Comments Off
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 [...]