Today, I had the privilege of leading the faculty and staff of Cascia Hall in Morning Prayer for our annual Advent prayer service. Here is the brief homily (homilette?) I gave on today's feast.

Today’s feast celebrates the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the po...

This is a chapel I gave at Cascia Hall on this date in 2011, and here is a link to a great article by leading Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin entitled, "St. Ambrose: Strangest Life Story Ever? (8 things to know and share)." Enjoy!

Today the Church celebrates the man witho...

This is a chapel I gave at Cascia Hall on this date in 2011:

Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Albert the Great. Though not nearly as well-known as his student, Thomas Aquinas, Albert was truly a Renaissance man even before the Renaissance began. In addition to bei...

Cascia Hall celebrated homecoming this week, and I had the opportunity to offer this prayer for the students, staff, and faculty this morning.

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Loving God, as you know, we here at Cascia Hall have been celebrating Homecoming this week. We thank you for...

Six years ago, Cascia was celebrating Homecoming Week, and I was charged with leading the morning chapel services. This was my offering for Sept. 29th, 2011, the Feast of the Holy Archangels.

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Today our Homecoming theme is cartoons and comics. I was ne...

Here's the reflection and prayer I offered for our Upper School students and faculty in morning chapel at Cascia Hall today:

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. The Gospel reading from today’s Mass comes, appropriately, from th...

Getting ready for the ordination Mass of Michael Fritz and James Walter, my two formation classmates from the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau! This is the sanctuary of St. Agnes Cathedral in Springfield.