Dear brothers and sisters, This week was crazy busy. I was wondering if I was doing nothing before or if I did too much this week. In any case, I had a lot of projects on my mind. As you
SEEK 2023 Experience – Dillon Craig
The 2023 SEEK Conference was amazing. 17,000 people attended Mass, adoration, confession, and conversated about God. There were thousands of people in religious orders to speak with, podcasts, beautiful catholic artwork, and plenty of catholic shopping to get done. A
Jan 29 – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In 2000, the American Civil Liberties Union threatened a lawsuit unless a Kansas City courthouse removed a Ten Commandments monument from its lawn. The monument was moved about 100 feet across the street to St. Anthony’s Catholic Church so that
Praying in the Sandwich Line
Dear brothers and sisters, We had a very fruitful first meeting of the Evangelization Advisory Committee last Sunday at the Friary. We exchanged opinions on how to do our outreach most effectively to the students, our guests to the Sandwich
Jan 22 | Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
When I was 18 years old, I felt the calling to become a priest. It was 1993 and I was in my senior year of high school. At the time, I had been dating a girl for about 18 months
Ordinary Time, a Time for Sanctification
Dear brothers and sisters, Christmas is my favorite time of the year. We are finally back in ordinary time, back to the green vestments. It’s kind of sad for me. But, thankfully, we will still have our Christmas decorations until
Jan 15 | Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel we find John the Baptist encountering Jesus the day after Jesus’ baptism. This Gospel passage opens to us the deep truth of who Jesus really is. John says that Jesus “existed before me.” This of course does
SEEK 2023
Dear brother and sisters, We have all made it in one piece to St. Louis, MO and back for the SEEK 2023 Conference. It was an amazing experience for our students, missionaries and for me personally. We were able to
Jan 8 | The Epiphany of the Lord
The Cologne Cathedral is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. It is Germany’s most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day. At 157 m (515
Getting Ready for SEEK
Dear brothers and sisters, A week ago, we were celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, this Sunday we celebrate his Mother. This is such a joyous occasion!Today we welcome back the FOCUS missionaries that have been with their families for