Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing that you have received … but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrific, and courage.
— St. Francis
Bread
people are hungry,
and one good word is bread
for a thousand
David Whyte
The Heart of the Matter
A clean heart create for me, God;
renew in me a steadfast spirit.
Psalm 51:12
Thought
Discipline & moderation
not an apologist
The preacher is not an apologist, not a professor, not a lecturer. He is a herald, an instrument announcing the salvation that God has decreed for men who accept it.
The Sign of Jonas, Thomas Merton
Bishop Elect Robert Barron
Bishop Elect Barron's first homily at our cathedral. So it begins....
This gospel is one of the “great icons of evangelization.” (Mark 7:31-37)
Leave a trail….
”what you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is not path and leave a trail”
Waldo Emerson
Doing Right
“You must never grow weary of doing right, brothers.” 2 The 3:13
1 Year Later
I cannot let this month pass without remembering 1 year ago, I became a deacon. It has been a wonderful joy filled year.