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"Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me..."
"...for whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it..." This is the skull of St. Jean de Brebeuf, Jesuit martyr, as it is seen at the shrine I mentioned earlier. Here… -
With the Timbers of the Cross, Christ Built His Church
(From the catechesis by St. John Chrysostom, bishop.)If we wish to understand the power of Christ's Blood, remember where itcame from, how it ran down from the Cross, flowing from the Master's side. The Gospel records th… -
Take this, all of you, and eat it...
At long last I have the time I wanted to blog about the Eucharist! Please forgive the wait.As most Christians know, the Catholic Church believes that the Eucharist is the actual Body and Blood of Christ, that he is full… -
Not-So-Tough Love
Love. What is it?Now I'm not talking about Valentine's Day love, nor tennis, and definitely not sex. Sex and love are not the same; you can technically have one without the other (though one is made more true when with t… -
Jenga...
Well, I certainly stirred up a hornet's nest with my last post.While some comments reminded me that the life I have chosen is certain to incur hatred from many people, other comments (and I would say most, actually) wer… -
The Silent Headline
Imagine if you woke up one morning, threw on a bathrobe, poured a cup of coffee and walked outside to get the newspaper. You pet your enthusiastic dog, breathe in the fresh air, and appreciate the quiet of early morning.… -
Call the Shot
I have been so humbled in the past week as to the reactions and responses regarding my last post. I have met so many people as a result, and what it has evidenced clearly to me is that there is such a thirst, especially … -
Well Worth the Rib
Can you imagine what He could have done with two?As I enjoy the last few hours remaining to the first day of my 25th year (you don't have to get me anything; as you will hopefully read, I've been taken care of!), I thou… -
First Love
I first met Josephine as a high school freshman. One of my friends and I were stranded after a football came, and it just so happened that Josephine was nearby. She knew my friend from the cross country team and offered… -
In the Beginning...
A few of you have expressed interest in hearing (or reading, rather) about how I decided to start on the path to priesthood. This is a long tale, but fortunately for the both of us, this will provide several entries-wo…
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