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Finding Meaning in Each Day
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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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God put my where He wanted/needed me to be – Looking back!
Read more: God put my where He wanted/needed me to be – Looking back!Giving the Sacrament of Annointing of the Sick, May 7, 2024 When I look back on my ministerial assignments, the first thought I have is gratitude! I give God a great deal of thanks for allowing me the privilege to serve Him and His people as a priest and bishop these many years. Since ordination as a priest in 1971, I have lived/served in ten different assignments. (Some of my priest friends jokingly say that I couldn’t hold down a job.) But each assignment was unique and special. God let me meet wonderful people in each parish, and I…
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