My mission is to share the wisdom and experiences gained over a lifetime dedicated to faith, service, and personal growth. In my retirement, I will use this platform to offer reflections, insights, and stories from my 80 years of life, 54 years as a priest, and 13 years as a bishop. Through openness and humility, I aim to inspire, educate, and resonate with readers, seeking the Holy Spirit’s guidance in all that I write. May this endeavor bring glory to God and foster a sense of shared journey and mutual understanding among all who read.
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Profile in Courage – Richie’s Battle with Illness
Read more: Profile in Courage – Richie’s Battle with IllnessMy youngest brother, Richie, is a truly courageous man! There is no other person that I know who has borne more illnesses in his life and still has a positive outlook on life! It has to be his faith that has kept him going. As I always say, with faith, it’s difficult; without faith, it’s impossible! So why does one person suffer so much? Why does anyone suffer at all? We don’t have the answers to those questions, but we just find ourselves walking through this life by faith. Our faith is in God’s plan for us! Our faith means…
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My great niece and nephew – The Next Generation!
Read more: My great niece and nephew – The Next Generation!These two kids are so very important in our family’s life. They don’t live so close but with FaceTime, I can see them and talk to them at a moment’s notice. I treasure any time that I spend with them! They are beautiful, smart, funny, full of life, and extremely loveable. As you might wonder about who they are, I am their very proud great-uncle. My family is small, so we don’t have many young children around, but these two give us great joy and hope for the future. My great niece – a pre-kindergarten student is enrolled…
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My Priest Friends – A Blessing beyond measure!
Read more: My Priest Friends – A Blessing beyond measure!There is a certain bond – we call it a fraternity – among priests. We priests all share in the Priesthood of Jesus Christ – a gift we have not merited and a mystery we feebly try to understand. Yes, through no merit of our own, the Lord Jesus calls us to be His priests and gifts us with the graces we need to carry out the mission entrusted to us. Why he calls certain people – and not others – who are often more gifted and talented – we will never know. But priests, despite their own unworthiness, accept…
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Friends Who Became Family – A host of good people!
Read more: Friends Who Became Family – A host of good people!I have been blessed with a good family – from childhood until now – they always make me feel supported, loved, and treasured! As we get older, though distance separates us geographically, it still does not weaken the bonds forged at an early age and maintained through adulthood. There is that famous saying, “you can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends.” While that saying is true from a biological viewpoint, my life experience has definitely taught me that friends can become like family! What a gift that can be when it happens! In the parishes in which I…
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