Recently, my father was hospitalized with breathing problems related to his heart. One day after many tests, a very cheerful young woman came in to talk with my us about his situation. I listened quietly for a while as this … Continue reading →
26 years ago, on the Feast of my baptismal patron, St. Anthony of Padua, I was ordained to the priesthood by the Most Rev. Louis E. Gelineau at the Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul, Providence, Rhode Island. May classmate … Continue reading →
The young priest from my parish wanted to get one of those nifty little portable altars. In the process, he talked to one of my parishioners who volunteered to make it for him. It came out really well. I had … Continue reading →
Long live the Cassock! This video is in Spanish. I wish there were subtitles in English. Maybe someone will create one. Anyway, you can get the point by watching.
Continue reading →As I was browsing some of the posts on Facebook, I ran across a post about an opinion piece “How the Church can ordain a better priest” by Alexander M. Santora (a priest from the Archdiocese of Newark). And if … Continue reading →