Are you free?
Am I free? What even is freedom? Most definitions seem insufficient to me. Society teaches us to see freedom as our ability to do whatever we want. We are told […]
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Reflections for the Feast of Blessed Karl Leisner
“Priest of Jesus Christ, celebrate this Holy Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass.” I was thinking about and praying with these words […]
Read MoreOn the Ministry of Acolyte
On January 31st, the Feast of St. John Bosco, six of my classmates at Theological College and I were instituted as acolytes while another six seminarians, including Charlottesville’s own […]
Read MoreAccipit et Tradit
“Accipit et Tradit,” these are the rubrics from the institution of lectors when the bishop takes up the Bible which he will place in the hands of the men to […]
Read MoreSeminarian Assignments 2020!
The Office of Vocations of the Diocese of Richmond is pleased to announce this year’s seminarian assignments. Summer assignments begin this June and will last until August, and pastoral year […]
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‘Jesus the Good Shepherd,’ A Model for Richmond Seminarians
With gratitude and joy, we unveil Catholic Diocese of Richmond vocations poster for 2018-2019! For this year’s poster design, we have chosen a beautiful mosaic of Jesus the Good Shepherd from […]
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May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to fulfillment.
“May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to fulfillment.” These are the words the Bishop says to the ordinandi (the men getting ordained) after they […]
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Formation Around Temptation
Thank God for Clay and Continents In seminary, “Formation” is a word we use several times a day. We are “in Formation.” We are “being formed.” What we are in […]
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A Year of Transitions
I have enjoyed being a transitional deacon and the many blessings that come with it. One of the blessings of diaconal ministry has been preaching because of how mystical the homily preparation is. […]
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Bringing Jesus to His People
Shortly before his death, Bishop DiLorenzo sat down with me for what I thought was going to be an uneventful annual meeting. As our chat was drawing to a close, […]
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