Ordination
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Sounds like the first in a series of mystery stories a la Nancy Drew, doesn’t it? Well, there’s a story, anyway.
Last Sunday, you’ll recall, I had noon mass at the parish where I was baptized, All Saints Church in St. Peter’s, Missouri. As mass began, the pastor came out to briefly introduce me before I [...]
Faith and Understanding
Thursday, June 12th, 2008One of the many (many many) “Congratulations on your ordination to the priesthood” cards I received this weekend has this lovely quote from Saint Augustine:
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand.
Touched
Monday, June 9th, 2008Someone asked me this weekend if there was any particular moment during my ordination mass that grabbed me. The whole thing was so amazingly amazing that it took me a few seconds to go through it all in my head. The bishop was really “on” as he preached his homily just before the ordination rite [...]
You Simply Will Not Believe Who Noticed My Ordination
Sunday, June 8th, 2008I woke up this morning a priest. Very nice.
Then, someone showed me today’s issue of the local paper, the Memphis Commercial Appeal, with the article in it about the Diocese of Memphis, priestly vocations and my ordination yesterday. Very cool.
Then I find out the article is quoted extensively at Whispers in the Loggia, where he [...]
Ontolotical Change is Exhausting
Sunday, June 8th, 2008What a wonderful day yesterday was! And exhausting. I will try to write more about it another time. I’m sure my Uncle Jim will write about it. Or Dawn Eden. But today is also another busy day.
If you’re around, come to mass at 2PM at St. Louis Church in Memphis today.