Sage Advice
The Seal of Confession
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Confession is such a spiritually important and often over looked and misunderstood sacrament of the Church. And while I’d agree that most of the traditional seven sacraments are misunderstood and often overlooked it has been my experience as a priest that the Sacrament of Confession tops such a list.
A friend and [...]
Seasons of Love and the New Year
Thursday, December 31st, 2009As we come to the close of 2009 may we all reflect how we have measured it in our lives. If we haven’t measured it in love then sadly I think we have missed the point. I would invite you to recommit your lives to loving your neighbor as yourself and loving God with all [...]
Betrayal: That Cold-Hearted Kiss
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009I had written this last spring just after Holy Week and Easter. As we approach Saint Martin’s Lent I thought it appropriate to post. I hope you find it as illuminating reading it as I did writing it. Blessings upon your head, your heart, your home, and your own loved ones!
“Jesus was [...]
Celebrating Love
Thursday, September 17th, 2009“We preach Sunday after Sunday on love but when confronted by a different form or expression of that love than we are use to we recoil, judge, label, and fear. What hypocrisy! What good is preaching on love if we don’t recognize it when it happens, celebrate it when it blooms, and support it when [...]
Saintly Wisdom on Internet Communications
Friday, April 24th, 2009Dear Folks,
Just wanted to pass along some saintly wisdom we look to that could help govern email and group communications on the internet. These sage sayings might be useful guides for us all as we attempt to communicate in this sterile, impersonal, modern age of cyber space. All too often it’s easy to [...]