The courses are complete. The vestments are ready. The chalice sits waiting for its sacred duty. Six years in the seminary have finally led to this: ordination to the Sacred Priesthood. Since Joe has been fraternally nudging me to post more, I thought I might take a moment and give a glimpse into what it… Continue reading 1 of the 497
Tag: vocations
Coming Soon: Our Nuclear Engineer Priest
Archbishop Naumann is preparing to ordain four of my brother seminarians to the priesthood at 10:30 a.m. on May 25 at St. Matthew Parish in Topeka. One of them, Deacon Nathan Haverland, was highlighted recently in The Leaven (and The Deacon’s Bench) for his unique life story: growing up without religion, he discovered God while… Continue reading Coming Soon: Our Nuclear Engineer Priest
What a Priestly Heart Looks Like
St. Isaac Jogues statue,Shrine of the North American Martyrs Today is the optional memorial of the North American Martyrs: Sts. Isaac Jogues and John de Brebeuf, and their companions, a group of truly heroic Jesuit martyrs. St. Isaac Jogues was influential in my vocational discernment. I knew next to nothing about him prior to winter 2010,… Continue reading What a Priestly Heart Looks Like
The Harvest is Great, but the Laborers are Few: St. Francis Xavier’s Lament
This is from Saturday’s Office of Readings, and it’s two excerpts from letters written by St. Francis Xavier to St. Ignatius Loyola. Xavier and Ignatius are the sixteenth-century co-founders of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, and they were incredibly effective missionaries, travelling the world to spread the Gospel. They’re directly and indirectly responsible for… Continue reading The Harvest is Great, but the Laborers are Few: St. Francis Xavier’s Lament
From Red Herring to Honest Discussion
When faced with the clerical sexual abuse scandal, a common red herring that is brought up is to call into question the practice of clerical celibacy. I’m still amazed that people who try to capitalize on the tragedy of sexual abuse for their own theological agenda are not derided more. I think such actions are… Continue reading From Red Herring to Honest Discussion
Marriage on Offense – Part One
Leon Suprenant made a comment in response to Joe’s post about divorce and annulments that really caught my attention: I just think it would be cool to hear about the beauty, challenge, adventure, etc. of marriage and what it entails–playing offense instead of defense for a change. I completely agree. It’s time to get offensive.… Continue reading Marriage on Offense – Part One