Ecclesiology
I Have My First Assignment
Friday, May 30th, 2008I have been informed by my bishop of my first assignment as parochial vicar, but I’m not allowed to say at this point which parish it is. I can say that it surprised me because this parish does not have a Spanish-language mass. But the pastor and I met yesterday, and he said that he [...]
Looks Like Little Rock Will Have a Bishop Soon
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008…if we can believe rumors from a report over at the Whispers in the Loggia blog. That’s good news for my friends who are studying as seminarians for that diocese. They can’t be ordained until there’s a bishop to ordain them.
And Now for Something Not Completely Different, But Different Enough
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007In 1975, the Monty Python comedy troupe gave us Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which included a scene where King Arthur tries to explain the legitimacy of his authority to someone who doesn’t believe in monarchy.
More recently, Fr. Mike Werkhoven, the pastor at whose parish I am assigned this year when I’m not away [...]