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I am back...as a Priest!

10/20/2014

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Well, after a year plus, I am back and I hope to be able to maintain this site much better than my previous attempts. As you may already know, I was ordained to the Catholic Priesthood on June 7, 2014. The good news is that I am done with seminary. The better news is that I am a PRIEST!! I am now assigned to St. Dominic Catholic Church in Security, Colorado. If you are in the area, please feel free to stop by and say “Hi”. While the rigors of academia are over, the demands of being a parish priest have begun. It is like life at light speed and I am enjoying every minute of it.

Over the next few weeks I will be adding new material to my website here such as a page for my recorded Sunday homilies, new photos and a few other ideas I am thinking about. I hope that the content and a more timely updated blog will peak your interest and bring more readers on board. For you dedicated fans (All 3 of you J) thank you for sticking with me.

This is all for now as I want to update other parts of my site (like changing the word “Deacon” to “priest”). I wish you all a wonderful day and I hope to chat more with you soon.
 
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Ordination

5/28/2013

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As I slow down to below light speed...

The ordination was WONDERFUL and now the busyness of friends, relatives, receptions and dinners begins to be replaced by the everyday schedule. What a FANTASTIC time the last week has been. Thank you to all who were able to join me for my ordination to the Transitional Diaconate and to all of you who sent in kind words and supported me with prayer.

It seems like the last month has been a blur. I think it started with finals and rapidly accelerated. It is nice to know that I only have one year left at the seminary. I am sure that will go by very quickly and before I know it, I will be writing about my ordination to the Priesthood.

I hope to have pictures of my Ordination back in the near future from the photographer and when I do, I will post them on the site, so stay tuned. I also hope to return to more regular postings once I move into my new assignment. You may also note that the subtitle of this site has changed. Speaking of assignments, I will be serving at St. Joseph the Worker in Southgate (southern Colorado Springs) this summer. I am looking forward to my new assignment.

Thanks again for all the wonderful support from you readers and followers. By the way, if you read my blog and are on Facebook, please click on the “Networked Blogs” box to the right and sign in to your Facebook. It will update you when I post and help me with my website ratings. Thanks!!

Talk to you all again soon.

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Excitement

3/15/2013

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The last few days have been very exciting! We saw the election of a new Pope and, on a much smaller scale, I received my Call to Orders. What is that you ask? Well, in order for a man to be ordained, he must be called by Holy Mother Church. It doesn't matter how much he may want to serve, if the church doesn't ask him then it is not going to happen. This applies to deacons, priests and Bishops. In the case of the first two, Deacons and Priests, this invitation from Holy Mother Church comes through the Bishop or, in the case of religious orders, the competent major Superior. Their decision to extend the invitation is based upon the recommendation of faculty members and votes from the clergy overseeing the man's formation. This letter states that the Bishop or Superior is calling the man to appear at a certain place, at a certain time to receive ordination to the appropriate order. Thus, I have been called by Bishop Sheridan to appear on May 25, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. to receive the ordination to the diaconate. All very exciting. It is one thing to know that this will happen, and another thing entirely when it actually happens. But, enough about me...

I would like to know what your first impressions are about Pope Francis. Please leave me a comment. I am anxious to hear thoughts beyond the seminary walls.
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    I am a Roman Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. I am currently assigned to St. Dominic Catholic Church in Security, CO.


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