Today is the Feast of the Holy Family. It is a time for us to contemplate and celebrate the family. Today is also every family's feast day, because the Holy Family is the patron and model for all Christian families. In the first reading from the first book of Samuel, Hannah and her husband were... Continue Reading →
Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2018
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. The time we prepare for the coming of Jesus and celebrate his birth. The Divine becoming human to dwell with us, to teach us, die for us, rise from the dead and redeem us. In the first reading today, from the prophet Jeremiah, God is letting His people... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on My First Mass as a Deacon
Sunday, December 2, 2018 I served in my first Mass as a deacon at our parish, Most Merciful Jesus Catholic Church in Madison, Alabama. Deacons Tony Padron and Rick Tuggle from the 2018 class also served. We feel blessed to be the first three deacons of the newest parish in North Alabama. Mercy Parish celebrated... Continue Reading →
The Journey Begins
December 1, 2018 was a special day for my wife and I as 4 years of formation and many more years of discernment culminated with being ordained to the permanent diaconate. Bishop Robert J. Baker, S.T.D. presided as we were ordained to the permanent diaconate in the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. The ordination was... Continue Reading →
