Over Spring Break I had the privilege of going on a pilgrimage to Rome with fellow seminarians and a group of men from Notre Dame and Holy Cross...
Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum
This week the Church enters into the greatest drama of all time; the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. I find it to be one...
We See Lifted Up Our Only Hope
"When I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all men to myself " (Jn 12:32). As I stood among the concelebrants surrounded by about 20,000 people...
First Time Catholic Teacher
It is my great privilege to be spending this year working at Saint Joseph High School as a student teacher. I spent the fall semester sitting in on...
The Marriage of Life and Ministry
As I was fishing some Corn Pops out of our baptismal font the other day, one of our parishioners turned to me and said: "Fr. Brian, your life has...
Please, Lord, Change Me
This Lent perhaps we could spend some time considering what is happening when we engage in intercessory prayer. When we pray for another, are we...
The Joy of Sorrow
It has long been called "The Ash Wednesday Phenomenon." This title refers to the fact that, even though no one is "obligated" to come to church on...
A Season of Grace and Preparation
Steven Spielberg's 1982 motion picture classic "E.T.--The Extra Terrestrial" captured the hearts and minds of moviegoers around the world with...
A Heart that Burns with the Desire to Help You
In his first circular letter to the Brothers of Saint Joseph, whom the designs of Providence had entrusted to his care, Basil Moreau wrote, "Receive...