Welcome
Welcome to My site, which I hope is helpful for you. I am a Roman Catholic priest who loves the Church that has been given to us by Jesus Christ for our salvation. This site originated from a simple blog posting my homilies, which…
Men
Dear Brother, The Lord is calling you to give yourself entirely to Him. If you struggle to live the virtue of chastity in today’s society, or want to simply grow in a deeper appreciation and awareness of this virtue, hopefully this page will give…
Women
Dear sister in Christ, “In the light of Mary, the Church sees in the face of women the reflection of a beauty which mirrors the loftiest sentiments of which the human heart is capable: the self-offering totality of love; the strength that is…
We Don’t Promise a Garden of Roses
In the 1960s and 1970s the Marine Corps used a slogan to attract new recruits: “We don’t promise you a rose garden.” The Corps promised only pain, extreme challenges, and sacrifice. The messaging attracted a certain kind of recruit: One who was only interested in…
The Eternal Shore
This is one of those great Gospel passages (John 21:1-19) that plays through our minds like a video. It is so vivid! They had spent all night working hard fishing, and caught nothing. Then on the shore a man asks if they caught anything….
Confession–to a priest?
Sometimes people will simply ask me, “father why do I have to confess my sins to a priest? There are priests who have done bad things and we hear about this in the news. I’ve decided I can just confess to God.” So let’s…
