I sat down to think about writing and realized that I am not ready to express my deep thoughts about the ordination I attended last week. I can say it was a joyful and lengthy event. I can say that I attended with an eight-year old, a six-year old, a three-year old and a one-year [...]
June 13 is the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua. He’s got a few surprises hidden in his story. In the first place he’s Portuguese and Padua is in Italy. In the second place, he died in 1231 after only ten years as a Franciscan, and after the first two years of his preaching as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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