Writing
A collection of my writing — reflections, speeches, parish visits, and bulletins.
Fall 2019
Things are, largely, going well for Peter and me, as well as the rest of the guys here. I think it is safe to say that the current crisis of the Church weighs on us during this time of formation, but it is two-fold: on the one hand, it would be a lie to say that we are not tired of reading headline after headline of scandal, abuse and cover-up (etc.) On the other hand, as I’m sure all of us have experienced in our own way, Christ makes all things new – even evil.
"Nothing in this world lasts."
"Nothing in this world lasts," said Bishop Walkowiak. How true this is! Thanks be to God, our Redeemer promises us a new life, in a new world to come. I find such hope in this act of His goodness and mercy.
One month in...
When I decided to delete my Facebook prior to this school year, I promised to start posting more updates on here — this is a brief update on the start of the school year.
First become good sons...
“We must first become good sons, and then good brothers, if we ever hope to become good fathers.”These words are taken from what was, for me, the most memorable homily of the over two-hundred I heard in this first year of formation at Saint John Vianney College Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In preaching them, Father John Whitlock (Diocese of Lansing) accurately summed up the entire process of formation called for by our seminary’s mission/motto.