This is a repost from a couple of years ago. It is heartening to read now. Good food for thought as I move into a new year. Please make sure you read the update! My best friend has been joining me in a bit of my ministry. This is one of my lifers who has…
It has been a less than stellar week for romance in our house which wouldn’t normally matter but we did have our 20th wedding anniversary and from what I have gleaned, it should be acknowledged in a loving way. I tried to care but I was so sick on Tuesday that nothing mattered except sleep…
Brittany from the The Nested Nomad blog wrote an excellent article for Relevant Magazine about the difficulty of building community during her current stage of life. Any of us who have been on that chapter of our stories; newly married, becoming parents, working at building a career, perhaps relocating, can identify with this well thought out article. She offers…
I spent this past week with some pretty extraordinary people. I learned quite a bit and was able to catch up with old friends. I learned that whenever I worry about something that I am suppose to do, God goes before me. I learned that there are people out there that are getting their time…
I often say, “You never know who is in front of you.” My job is to learn what I can and to facilitate whatever needs to happen. Louis and his brother are in 9th and 6th grade and their parents (his Spanish speaking mother and father) came to sign them up for classes. Neither children…
There is a lot on the social media feed about Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State especially for education. My daughter, who was able to attend yesterday, said that the entire house went silent when he talked of education. The entire place. 300 high schooler’s in addition to everyone else. That should send a signal. But…
Click the link to the Facebook post from Vatican Radio-English Edition. Pope Francis during his general audience today concedes to the playfulness of the wind. If you look, you can see him holding his cross. When I do this, I am praying to someone. My guess is that this is the secret to his joy…
It has been a bit of a whirlwind around here with work and life and work. But, last night I was able to witness my first class of students be confirmed. And what a beautiful group they are. Such promising young ladies and gentlemen and there in the back is one of the blessings I…
There is a lady in our parish who helps tend the flowers. She also cleans up the pews and around the church. She also brings gifts for the priest; this woman who has virtually nothing.She is Vietnamese and maybe 70 years old. She wears what the women would have worn during the war. She speaks…
As I mentioned some time ago, I have taken on two new ministries. One is with my parish as the the Faith Formation Coordinator for grades 7-10 but with a desire to engage the post Confirmation crowd. The other is as facilitator for Loyola Institute for Ministry Extention Education program where the group earns a Master’s…