Saturday I’m going to the ordination of Catholic priests for the Arlington, VA, Diocese. I happen to know that Harrisburg and Allentown up in Pennsylvania are also doing ordinations that day. Philadelphia is done. Lincoln, Nebraska is done. Washington, DC ordinations will take place on June 21. That seems very late to me. I would [...]
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Traveling …
I'm out floating around... so The Arlington Diocese did a web interview with twelve men who will be ordained on June 7 at Saint Thomas More Cathedral. The interview is up on the diocesan website under the Clergy Assignments 2025 page. I wanted to share a link to the videos it can't be done. If [...]
All the Leos
Who were the thirteen previous Pope Leo’s? Three previous Pope Leo’s served for more than twenty years -- Leo I, the Great, Leo III, and Leo XIII. Five of them served for less than three years, of which two were less than a month. (Leo V and Leo XI). There was a Pope Leo when [...]
Obituary for a friend from Mass
... Call me and bid me come to you ... I wrote about that prayer a few weeks ago.** It became important again Sunday. I’m going to a funeral this morning. A lady I’ll call ‘Marion’ died last week. She was ninety-nine years old. Her daughter stopped me in the communion line Sunday morning to [...]