August 7, 2025
The auricular confession. Auricular - oral. It is heard, it is spoken, it is heard in the presence of another. It is not the priest who forgives sins. It is Jesus who forgives sins through the church and its priesthood.
August 6, 2025
The people that have bad things happening to them, they don't deserve it. What they do deserve is the mercy of a God who lifts them when their down, shines light into their darkness, and even after death gives them new and eternal life.
July 9, 2025
Things are moving in the wrong direction. Perhaps that explains why, in the 65 years, 3000 Catholic churches have closed in our country. Not because there aren't enough people, because there aren't enough priests.
July 2, 2025
In the Catholic Church, we are guided by scripture and tradition, but we're also guided by law. Just as there civil laws and our city, our county, our state, our country, there's even international laws. We also have laws.
June 18, 2025
When we pray, we tend to do so much of the talking. If we want God to answer our prayers, we can't just offer those prayers and then walk away. We have to sit and listen.
June 11, 2025
After an influential pastor who was in my life, I saw how he loved his flock and served as a good shepherd. That was very inspirational to me.
June 4, 2025
A foundation of Scripture and Tradition informs and grows our understanding of Mary and intercessory prayer through her and the Saints.
May 30, 2025
If I just enjoy it for an entertainment purpose, that's probably okay.
I think there's a very clear line between things that I engage in for entertainment and things I engage in, because I believe in it.
May 29, 2025
First, the call. The act of faith would be our response. If someone feels that they might be called to be a priest, there's probably some pretty simple indications to start with.