Vocations Blog
Quo Vadis?
Where are you going?
Journeying with Jesus and the Eucharist
In my previous few articles, I’ve shared with you the various elements we’ve incorporated thus far into our parish observance of this year’s...
Moreau’s Meditation on the Resurrection
Moreau wrote his own version of Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises, adapting them to what he saw as the particular needs of the religious...
New Life and Renewed Spirit
The first year of teaching always comes with challenges. My first year as a teacher was the 2021–2022 school year, when I taught fifth grade at St....
Forty Hours Devotion at Holy Cross Parish
I’m pleased to continue to share with you highlights of the Forty Hours Devotion that Holy Cross Parish celebrated last fall as part of our parish...
Ministering in Prayer
Just a few days ago, the novices returned from their winter ministry experience. Each year, right around the mid-point of the novitiate, the men are...
Taking Up the Cross
Within the past few weeks, I have celebrated three funerals here at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, beginning on our Founder, Blessed Basil...
Catholic Schools Week and the Passing Down of Faith
It was always one of my favorite weeks when I was in school. It was one of my favorite weeks when I taught fifth grade. It is still one of my...
Communion in Eucharistic Procession
In my previous article, I shared with you a summary of the 40 Hours Devotion that Holy Cross Parish celebrated last October. It was truly a blessed...
Preparing for Lent
As we prepare for Lent to begin, I thought I would turn to Moreau’s writings to see how he might help us get ready for this season. I was drawn to a...
An Instrument in the Hands of God’s People
Recently, I came across an Instagram post of a dad giving some advice to other dads. He shared that oftentimes when he comes home from a...
The Power of Confession
One of the coolest things about being a priest is hearing confessions and absolving sins. In seminary, for me it was the most daunting prospect of...
Evangelized by the Poor: Known by Name
I (finally) watched Hamilton this past week for the first time. I must say that it lived up to the hype that I’d heard around it for years. In the...
Common Table at the Holy Cross Novitiate
In Holy Cross we talk often about the importance of our common prayer, common purse, and common table. These are essential dimensions of our common...
Parish Life During the Eucharistic Revival
Parishes in the United States are now engaged in the second year of the National Eucharistic Revival. Here at Holy Cross Parish, we are fervently...
Evangelized by the Poor: A South Asian Suscipe
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To...
Family Resemblance
This past November, I had the privilege of welcoming groups from two of our regional Holy Cross high schools to King’s College. Students and...
A Family of Families
A couple of weeks ago the novitiate community had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration. Each novice and staff member prepared a favorite...
Unity in Diversity
One day a couple of weeks ago, I wandered into the common social area of our Holy Cross Court to find Fr. Richard Rutherford, one of our retired...
The Extraordinary in the Ordinary
I certainly do not think this is unique to me, but Advent has always been my favorite liturgical season. The hymns, the wreath with candles, the...
Evangelized by the Poor: Good Samaritans
A common stereotype of the poor, both East and West, is that they are always looking to get something out of you, that they will always be asking...
Thanksgiving in Community
“Are you spending Thanksgiving with family?” This question is often asked by those we minister with and to, and I can always confidently answer...
Auxilium: Serving the People of God
As a Holy Cross priest pursuing higher studies, it is no surprise that much of my day is spent in study. But as important as my offering of my work...
Sitting in the Questions
College is a time for asking questions — and oftentimes BIG questions! Many of the students I work with are asking these big questions of...
Going Home Again
“You can’t go home again,” as the saying goes. This past year, I got to test this claim out for myself. After fourteen years as a professor at the...