Alkaline Hydrolysis: Imprudent in its Current Context was written in the summer of 2018 at the request of the Archdiocese of St. Louis after an Alkaline Hydrolysis center was established in the Archdiocese. The position was adopted as the official position of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and was the basis of the position taken… Continue reading Alkaline Hydrolysis: Imprudent in its Current Context
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
I often meet people who tell me they want nothing to do with the Catholic Church because people in the Catholic Church are just as lousy as everyone else. They say that like the rest of the world, Catholics are hypocrites, thieves, liars, gossips, cheats, snobs, ect. Sadly, in some cases this is… Continue reading 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
About two and a half years ago I made my professional film debut. About three and a half years ago, a parishioner of mine, who seemingly had the all-American family was hit head on by a high school student who crossed the center lane while texting and driving. While she miraculously survived her… Continue reading 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Perhaps you have family members or friends that are in a similar boat to me. Most of my friends are at the point in their life where they are getting married or are having their first children and for once they are being forced to confront for themselves the many questions of faith.… Continue reading 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Recently, after finishing an ethics consult at one of our local hospitals, the elderly patient’s son stopped me and said “Father I used be a Catholic, but then in college I found the bible and was born again” Ugh. Don’t get me wrong; I’m happy that He is following Jesus, but I knew… Continue reading 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Baptism of the Lord 2019
I really should start selling subscriptions to my family’s group text chat. You never know what is going to come across and quite frankly, I usually don’t want to know, but curiosity almost always gets the better of me. The conversation usually starts out innocent enough, but before you know it one of… Continue reading Baptism of the Lord 2019
4th Sunday of Advent Year B
I’m convinced that many of us have the idea of religion completely backward. Sadly, for many Christians religion is a laborious task where we reach out to God in the hope that we can break through the wall that separates heaven from earth in the hopes that God will hear us. We pray… Continue reading 4th Sunday of Advent Year B
3rd Sunday of Lent Year C
Are you ready for Christmas? No, I’m not asking if you have all your gifts bought, and the house decorated, I’m asking if you are truly prepared for Christmas. In fact, I dare say if our definition of being prepared for Christmas is having the gifts bought and the house decorated, then you… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Lent Year C
1st Sunday of Advent Year C
It is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for many people the holidays are some of the most difficult times of the year. Whether it is the business of preparing for the Christmas that saps our energy, the stress of financial pressures that seem to be highlighted this… Continue reading 1st Sunday of Advent Year C
Christ The King Year B
Just over 3 years ago, Time Magazine published an article entitled You Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish, which highlighted the sad truth that a while even a goldfish has an attention span of 9 seconds the average human person loses concentration after 8 seconds.[1] Friends humanity has certainly sunk… Continue reading Christ The King Year B
Through The Cross To Light 