Ash Wednesday: Examen prayer reflections
Today (for most readers, yesterday) began the great penitential season of Lent. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to give the midday Examen prayers here at St. Ignatius in this week kicking off...
View ArticleExamen prayer, Thursday 2/23
Thursday: Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving We have officially entered the Lenten season. At yesterday’s all-school Mass, we heard proclaimed as our Gospel reading a portion of the Sermon on the Mount from...
View ArticleExamen prayer, Friday 2/24
Theme: importance of the Examen prayer for ALL people. We sometimes take this midday moment of prayerful rest for granted. It’s easy to be tempted to nod off into slumber, or to sneakily rush in a few...
View ArticleThe Results of God’s Friendship, Part I: The Backdrop
Last week Kairos 155 went down at the Jesuit Retreat House in Parma. I had the opportunity to deliver a talk on this retreat. The general theme of the talk is the “results of God’s friendship,” a talk...
View ArticleThe Results of God’s Friendship, Part II: The Nitty-Gritty
Part two of my Kairos talk series on God’s workings in our lives through those around us. — So, now, as I go through the relationships and experiences of my own life, I invite you guys to listen...
View ArticleThe Results of God’s Friendship, Part III: The Recap
The third and final portion of my talk delivered on Kairos 155. — My brothers, I have said a lot to you this evening about my own life, about the lives of those important to me throughout the years,...
View ArticleHappy Easter!
To all readers of the blog, a most happy and blessed Easter to you all! The darkness of Lent is ended and the brightness of Easter shines forth in full force. One of the perks of working at a Catholic...
View ArticleA brief post on the new Missal translation
Lately, I’ve been posting much tamer, more reflection-like material on the blog. However, today I can’t help but post briefly about a subject of some minor controversy (which I think has mostly died...
View ArticleA Reflection on a Year as a Volunteer Alumnus
Today, Monday June 4th, hosted the end of the year all-faculty meeting at St. Ignatius High School. Yesterday was graduation day for the class of 2012. Even these past few weeks have been days full of...
View ArticleReturn
Hello, blog world. I have returned. Returned in many ways. I have returned back to my parents’ home, after a wonderful year living in Ohio City and working at my alma mater, St. Ignatius High School,...
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