My article at CRUX this week reflects on nearly five years since the new translation of the Mass into English started to be used. Some people find it awkward and distracting. Out of the priests and lay leaders in the 6,000 parishes surveyed, 51 percent said they either liked the new translation or didn’t notice much [...]
Go here to listen to my homily from Our Lady of the Rosary for Corpus Christi on Sunday.
The Holy Father is the Vicar of Christ, and every faithful pope in his own way, through his own personality and charism will reveal an aspect of Christ to the world. In saying this, I should add that this is also the calling of every priest who is called to be perfectly conformed to the image [...]
It's true. The little parish of which I am pastor is not only the smallest Catholic parish in Greenville, it is also the poorest. We're located by a run down interchange on I-85. The demographics indicate the most socio economically disadvantaged population in our prosperous city. In addition to the residential low income and high housing [...]
[youtube]https://youtu.be/bqDxbcNIreE[/youtube] This is the salvaged organ we are going to have installed in the new Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Greenville, SC. This week we're launching a "Go Fund Me" type of campaign to help defray the cost. Go to our parish website here to learn more.
The Fatima Visionaries I can announce here on my blog that the full truth about the third secret of Fatima has finally been revealed. For those who are unfamiliar with the secrets of Fatima, in 1917 the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three peasant children in Portugal. The first "secret" she revealed to them [...]
If you're searching for the meaning of life, I've been thinking lately that there are really only three options. The first option is nihilism. That is, that there is no meaning of life and the search for meaning if a fool's errand, a wild goose chase, a pointless quest. If that is your point of view, then [...]
Check out my new YouTube channel here Stories of the Unexpected are short, true life stories of the supernatural which will act as teasers leading to a more in depth discussion here on my blog. Readers will wonder about a couple of things with this new direction in my blog. First, "Why am I wearing a black [...]
My article at Aleteia this week reminds that the Mass is first and foremost a re-presentation of Christ's once for all sacrifice. When we shift our understanding of the Mass from sacrifice to fellowship meal we lose the most profound and mysterious aspect of our Catholic worship. Only when we remember the true meaning of sacrifice [...]
Go here to listen to my homily for Trinity Sunday entitled The Trinity in a Cup of Tea