Yesterday, I arrived in Chicopee MA. While here I met with Bishop McDonnell, the bishop of Springfield, who will ordain me a priest in October. I visited him at the chancery and he had a very nice visit for almost 45 minutes. During the visit, I shared about my family and my vocation journey. He [...]

I left Indiana bright and early on Friday and headed towards Harrisburg PA to visit my friend Dan.
Before you read any further please say a prayer for him. Dan was diagnosed with leukemia about a month ago. He is chronicaling his life and treatment here (http://danlyonsall.blogspot.com/)
It was a nice visit and a group of [...]

For the past week, I was on a directed retreat preparing for my ordination to the priesthood. It was a phenomenal experience. I met daily with a Jesuit priest and we reviewed my prayer from the previous day. He gave my 4 scriptures passages and I prayed for about an hour with each one. I [...]

For the 2nd time in 2 months, I had to say good-bye to a parish that I have come to know and love! I am leaving bright and early tomorrow making my way to Indiana for our friars investiture/first profession and to make my priesthood retreat.
The last few days have been a whirl as I [...]

Teens For Life
One of the groups that I have enjoyed getting to know and working with during my time at St Lucie’s is Teens for Life, a pro-life organization for the young people of the parish. We have had discussions and even watched an AMAZING movie called Maafa 21 which highlights the relationship between [...]

I have been MIA from the blog for awhile. I have been kept really busy here at St. Lucie’s! I have loved my time here and I can’t believe I have two weeks left. I have loved the chances I had to visit the sick and the dying, baptize and preach! I am grateful that [...]