Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

Central Americans love to ice skate!

| March 23, 2010

This past weekend at St. Thomas we had visitors from the NPH house in El Salvador. Yesterday a few of us were able to take our young visitors Juan Manuel and Alex over to Gatlinburg for some fun. The weather was cold and rainy so we ended up at an ice skating rink to warm [...]

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Intimacy and Loneliness

| January 26, 2010

The past two days we the priests of our diocese have been gathered together to reflect more closely on the subject of intimacy and loneliness in the priesthood. It is a subject that comes up frequently in the life of most priests. We, like everyone else, need to have intimate relationships in order to live [...]

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Sabbath Sunday: Forgiveness

| December 13, 2009

Today’s Sabbath Sunday post is about forgiveness. Last winter the priests of our diocese were challenged by our presenter, Pat Kelly, to always keep mercy in the forefront of our ministry. Here are my thoughts on her presentation to the priests of Knoxville. In your love, my salvation lies Once again you are invited to [...]

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In your love, my salvation lies

| February 12, 2009

Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude –Martin Luther King Jr. The life of a priest is centered upon building the Kindgom of God. This was the message placed before my brother priests and I at our annual study day in Gatlinburg, TN. Our presenter, Pat Kelly, suggested that building the [...]

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