Sunday’s Gospel: Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
Happy Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time!From The Gospel for this Sunday: “Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his…
ARTICLE SHARE: When we receive Jesus in the Eucharist where does He go? [Aleteia]
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If this: “In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist ‘the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained’” (CCC 1374). is true, then sometimes you gotta wonder: When we receive Jesus in the Eucharist where does He go? How…
REPOST: Black (And Catholic) Like Me 3: St. Josephine Bakhita (Black History Month 2019)
I figured I’d repost this old edition of the Black (And Catholic) Like Me article-series from during my apostolate’s Black History Month celebrations earlier this year about the Black Catholic saint St. Josephine Bakhita because . . . why not?! She has a great story, and its worth sharing again! So here is St. Bakhita…
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Old Portable Stations of the Cross With Sliding Scenes
Here was another summer find: Whenever I’m home in Nashville I frequent Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Traditional Latin Mass. This church is the second oldest standing Catholic one in the diocese; it was built in 1859. So, you know its got some cool Catholic stuff hanging around from…
Cool Priest Home Call/Sick Kit I Found
From this summer: Here’s a really neat sick kit that I saw at the most fabulous St. Mary’s Bookstore located back home in Nashville. Sweet ain’t it? St. Mary’s Bookstore is what I like to call “Nashville’s Catholic Nirvana.” It’s a really awesome Catholic bookstore that, while it has great Catholic book selections, has a…
Thank you for your intentions.
Our 40 hours Devotion with perpetual adoration ended this morning with Mass. I treasured the opportunity to carry all of your cares and intentions in my heart and to give them over to the Lord and His will and good graces during this special devotion at the seminary. Thank you for opening your cares to…
Books for the Fall Semester
Just like in during the start of spring semester of my first year the above is a pic of the books I will be using for my classes for this fall semester of my second year of philosophical studies. 14 are in the photo (a few more are not in this shot), but three are…
40 Hours Devotion at the Seminary and Your Intentions
Need someone to pray for your special intentions? I GOT YOU, FAM. The past week we have been having a week of spirituality to lead off before classes officially starts. This weekend we began a 40 hours devotion to cap it all off that ends tomorrow. From Friday to Monday there has been perpetual adoration.…
Guess Who’s Back
Guess who’s back at seminary – This guy! Me (far left) and the other Nashville guys are here at St. Meinrad. One more year of philosophy studies to go, then its off to theology where the road to ordination starts to be head on. Pray for all seminarians as we begin again and some for…