Ite Ad Joseph

What is our answer to the question "who do you say that I am"? 

Spiritual deafness is the only deafness that we choose for ourselves; and there's no one more deaf than the one who doesn't want to hear. 

Confession is how we "wash up for dinner" for the great Feast of Faith. 

Life lessons from St. Louis on how to raise a Catholic family in 2024. 

Christ's real presence, my mom, and my little brother. 

"Sir, give us this bread always." Homily for Baptism, Confirmation, and First Communion for 2 of my parishioners. 

"Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while."

Succession, God the Father, and our inheritance. 

Jesus walking with us, versus us walking with Jesus: a subtle, but significant change. 

Faith is a calling from death to life. 

Storms, sins, and lies: how the evil one assails our minds. 

Father's Day, mustard seeds, and cicadas. 

Adam, Eve, and 21st Century "fig leaves" for the soul. 

The Eucharist, Blessed Carlo Acutis, "flirt to convert", and discovering the sport of hockey. 

"The Social Network", the Trinity, and our relationship status with God. 

The Sacraments help us move from "staring" to "preparing" for the kingdom of heaven. 

Night at the Roxbury, Foreigner, and why the proper definition of "love" is so important. 

How does pruning a perfectly good branch bear any fruit? 

Shepherds, Vocations, and Fr. Emil Kapaun. 

Christ cannot be received if sin is not renounced.