Deacon Blog March 21, 2021 almsgiving This is where the Christian “rubber meets the road”. All the homilies, all the Catholic moral teachings, all the social justice advocacy remain simple words on a page if human behavior is not moved to action in response. While we worship,
Continue readingDeacon Blog March 14, 2021 Fasting My instinct here is to reveal that this subject drives my hunger for a deeper intimacy with my LORD…but that would be corny, right? I’m sure it’s not lost on too many that Jesus never said what we should “fast” from,
Continue readingDeacon Blog March 7, 2021 Prayer I know we’re all familiar with the three Lenten pillars: Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving. While we focus on these three this time of year (Lent), they are, in fact, the foundation of authentic Christian life. Whatever your feelings are on this,
Continue readingDeacon Blog February 27, 2021 I Don’t have to be perfect… A gentle warning here… this blog is for all the young people in our lives. If you are a parent, grand-parent, teacher, priest or deacon, or have young people in your life, I suggest you read
Continue readingDeacon Blog February 21, 2021 The Understanding of a Lifetime A short while ago a professor of mine challenged me to respond to an article in a Catholic publication that reported 57% of Catholics do not believe that Jesus is GOD. Think about that for a moment.
Continue readingDeacon Blog January 31, 2021 The Language of Despair Truly I am not one to say “I told you so”, but… Whenever I heard people say they could not wait for 2020 to be over, I kept saying “Careful, 2021 could end up looking like 2020’s ‘evil
Continue readingDeacon Blog Nov. 1,2020 Two Greatest Moments in Life A final thought on the Greatest Commandment from last Sunday. There is a certain literary process that is important in developing the perspective of Sacred Scripture as a living and contemporary presence in your life. In my homily
Continue readingDeacon Blog Aug 2,2020 Discernment A while back someone asked me about discernment, not so much about a specific issue but the process. They had an important decision to make and wanted to make sure they were engaging with the Holy Spirit to do the right thing.
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