I am honored to partner with FranciscanActionNet for their series on Belonging Begins with us using my homily for Trinity Sunday which you can watch here:youtu.be/_wJU5rITNGU via YouTube

“God of the past, present, & future, help me to pay attention to the things that are right for me today. Amen”. Thanks to Hunter Mobley for this prayer.

This weekend’s Gospel is humbling. Jesus is saying that God’s Reign will grow whether we want it to or not. The only question for us: do we want to be a part of it? Are we willing to put our gifts and talents at the service of others and allow others to help & minister to us?

“Do as much as you can as well as you can. Leave the rest to God’s Providence.” ~ St. Francis de Sales

“It is a natural thing to try & hide one’s defects. But, if this is so, why are we so delighted when the defects of others are revealed?” ~ St. Francis de Sales

Always great to celebrate Mass Siena Heights for our students and get this beautiful sunset after Mass #peace

Today starts National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW). November 7th-13th, is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church dedicated to promoting vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life through prayer and education, and…

“When you come before the Lord, talk to him if you can. If you can’t, just stay there, show yourself, and don’t try too hard to do anything else.” ~ St. Francis de Sales. oblates.org/updates/second…

Pray for our Oblate novice Joseph who takes first vows with the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales tomorrow. May God grant him years of fidelity to our way of life! #godbepraised #osfs

Homily: What ought our response be to Jesus who includes the excluded and heals everyone, including perceived “enemies” (samaritans)? 👉 give thanks to God (which takes faith). And then how do we live this? 👉 We make it a point this week to see and interact with those we ignore.

At St Francis, we celebrate National Walk to School Day!

Thank you to Springbrook Middle School Latino Club here in City of Adrian for donating 9 boxes of food to our parish food pantry and St. Vincent de Paul Society! Thank you for helping us feed others this #Thanksgiving2022

Here’s my dad today. About to do his daily reading of God’s Word and hoping for some ‘divine intercession’ for his favorite team! #GoBlue

“God is always given,incarnate in every moment and present to those who know how to be present to themselves.” ~ Richard Rohr Meditating on today’s Gospel I came upon his thought. It gives me a lot to think & pray about as #cmas draws closer.

I can home from a full day of ministry and saw this. My Oblate confreres know the way to my heart!

“God & I have become like two giant fat people living in a tiny boat. We keep bumping into each other and laughing.” ~ Hafez. This one line pretty much sums up Lent and soon-to-be Holy Week for me. God, when you bump into me today, may I receive it with delight.

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | Saturday October 8, 2023 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

I spent this weekend at the International Salesian Scholar’s Seminar. I am honored to be included and part of this group and to present my paper “Synodality & Salesian Spirituality: Initial Explorartions”.