This is a reflection delivered after mass on the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. Thomas often gets a bad rap for doubting… but have you ever noticed that he STAYED with the other Apostles a full week after they started raving over something he totally didn’t believe? This is impressive to me, and it teaches us that doubt doesn’t…
Couple weeks ago, we hosted a “Mini-Vocations Retreat” for the youth group at Mount Carmel. Here’s the key-note talk on what a vocation is, as well as how to go about discerning the Lord’s call.
Readings for Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Readings for Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Listen to the song here:
Readings for Tuesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
This weekend, five of my seminarian brothers were ordained to the Transitional Diaconate for the Diocese of Richmond — the largest ordination class we’ve had in decades. Seeing them lay their lives down made me even more excited for my own ordination, which would (God-willing) be about this time next year. I know… that’s hard to believe for me too.…
Readings for Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter Over the past few weekends, we’ve seen many of our second graders get to do something so amazingly awesome — Receive their First Holy Communion! I for one was so thrilled to see so many of you come forward — in suits and flowing white dresses — to receive Jesus for…
In case you missed the previous sessions: Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4
Readings for Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter I don’t know about your family, but in mine, “goodbyes” take forever. We have to start saying “goodbye” about 40 solid minutes before the time we actually intend to leave, and by that point, Italian cookies, money, and all sorts of other stuff you never asked for and probably don’t need…
Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4, Session 5