I was really filled with gratitude to the Lord on Sunday and Monday. We were blessed with gorgeous weather here in the Northeast. On Sunday, I celebrated Mass and then enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at the Scituate Art Festival with good friends, followed by a great dinner, and topped off with a New England Patriots’ [...]
Living from the Heart
Are you living in your head or from your heart? What does it feel like to live in our heads? When we live in our heads we over think, we easily tire, we literally feel our minds buzzing with distractions. We feel mentally, spiritually, and emotionally cluttered. Living in our heads is heavy, burdensome, and [...]
Desire
Shhhhh. Can you hear it? Be still. Are you conscious of it? It’s silence. It beckons you. You long for it. But there’s too much noise. Get away from the noise. In order to connect you must disconnect. There’s a longing in your heart. It can only be interpreted in silence. There’s a light inside [...]
The Spirituality of Slow
I’ve recently made a few decisions that might seem drastic to some of you: I deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts and I disabled email on my iPhone. Yes, I’ve decided to rebel against a culture that tells us we need to multitask, that our personal value depends upon how much work we get done [...]
Is Self-love Christian?
I have to be honest, self-love is not a topic that I remember hearing much about growing up. I can’t remember hearing a single homily on self-love, I don’t remember hearing about it in Catholic elementary school, and I know for a fact that I didn’t hear much about it in the seminary. For some [...]
Let Your Light Shine
The other day I was doing some grocery shopping at Shaw’s Market. For some reason I was in a bad mood, feeling rather irritable; but I guess that’s the way most men feel when they have to go shopping. As I was pushing the shopping cart around looking for the items on my list, I [...]
The Priestly Life
I’m so blessed to be the chaplain of the largest Catholic high school in Rhode Island. The administration, faculty, staff, and students are wonderful. Here’s a video that was done by a student at La Salle. It’s sort of “A Day in the life of…” I hope you enjoy it, not so much because I’m [...]
Be Joyful!
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Staying Plugged In
Sorry that I’ve been MIA lately. I’ve cut down a bit on technology during Lent; not necessarily out of choice, but more out of necessity. It’s truly been a busy time! Here is a video that I recently did for the Diocese of Providence homepage. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSJ0XKXBd3Y] Follow me on Facebook or Twitter If you enjoyed [...]
A Lenten Coach
This is my Ash Wednesday homily that I gave at La Salle Academy. For those who do not know, I’m the chaplain of La Salle (the largest Catholic high school in Rhode Island). When Mass is celebrated with the entire school community, it’s held in the gymnasium since there are over 1500 people present. I [...]
My Little Black Book
In my life, when it’s comes to journaling, I’ve been inconsistent at best. Over the years I’ve filled a few journals, but if you were to look at the entry dates you’d see my inconsistency. For example, you’ll see a March 3, 2005 entry and then the next entry is June 5, 2005. You get [...]
Your Greatest Weakness or Greatest Blessing?
We all have weaknesses that we wish we just didn’t have. But what if your greatest weakness is actually your greatest blessing? I invite you watch this vlog and be open to a transformation in your thinking. Follow me on Facebook or Twitter If you enjoyed this vlog, please share it:
The Discernment of Desire
In my last post I reflected upon how God can and often does speak through our desires. However, I know that figuring out what God is saying to us is not always easy. How can you know which desires are from the Lord and which are from you? Are all good desires meant to be [...]
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