Deacon Michael

July 1, 2020

On New Pastors

Our home parish welcomes a new pastor today. In fact, all around our diocese, parishes are welcoming new pastors. Today is the “Day of the Big […]
June 24, 2020

Your Father in Heaven

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year AOn the heels of Fathers’ Day in the United States, Michael and Joseph (and special guest & birthday boy Andrew) […]
June 19, 2020

Hairs on Your Head

Let’s see if we can really get the podcast rolling now that we’re in Ordinary Time! I’m trying something new: At least one of our sons […]
June 19, 2020

A Juneteenth Reflection

In the Church’s calendar today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We reflect upon how the heart of Christ, pierced on the […]
April 10, 2020

Streaming @ Holy Family “101”

With the advent of the Coronavirus pandemic and the closure of church gatherings, I was thankful to be called into a new kind of service, putting […]
December 2, 2019

How do you leave a job you love?

I’ve been extremely fortunate for the last few years to serve in a job that I’ve absolutely loved as the “Chief of Staff” and Business Manager […]
November 7, 2019

Marriage & Unmarriage in Heaven

I finally did it! I’ve envisioned this for a long, long time, but waited through a few years of formation, building a house, moving, unpacking, settling […]
September 17, 2019

A fruitful new approach to the Rosary

On our formation weekend this weekend, a few of us were talking over a meal about the intentions we pray for as we pray the Rosary. […]
July 12, 2019

A dirty cup of water

I saw something last night that really disturbed me. It didn’t all really click and set in at the time, but as the scene has continued […]