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Ministry can often be overwhelming, and many ministers lead to burnout. When we are not rooted in prayer and the promptings of the Holy Spirit, we can get burned out quickly! Ministry can be about production, numbers, and growth. We must always keep God’s call in our hearts throughout our ministry. The call must regularly…
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One of the most thought-provoking works of art that I appreciate is Rembrandt van Rijn’s Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, completed in 1633 at the age of 29. Interestingly, it was once housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston but was stolen in 1990 by two thieves pretending to be…
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In my ministry, I clearly distinguish between community liturgy and prayer services. One of our primary principles is Inclusive Community. In hopes of fostering this value in a school not primarily Catholic within the student body and nurturing the creativity of a prayer experience outside of the liturgy, we offer prayer services where we celebrate…
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Enlarge the heart. It almost seems like a dangerous medical request to enlarge one’s heart would bring physical death. Perhaps that’s the point from a spiritual perspective. We enlarge our hearts to die to ourselves and welcome room to love God in a new way.On this first anniversary of my oblation, I reread the Holy…
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Today marks the first anniversary of my oblation to the monastic community at Mount Angel Abbey. June 16 is also significant because it is the anniversary of my baptism in 1984 at Saint Patrick Church in San Francisco. Standing in line for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, I remembered my time in Rome in 2012. I…
Enlarge my heart 