August 1, 2018
Considering the former Cardinal McCarrick case of abuse my mind and heart has turned toward a message in the Prophet Ezekiel, Ezekiel 34: 7-10. Within this passage the Lord speaks to the shepherds of Israel through the prophet condemning them. The Lord says he is now against the shepherds because of their abuse of the sheep. I believe this message is need more now than ever, so the leaders can wake up and begin to identify the weeds among the wheat and respond recording.
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July 30, 2018
Recently, the Carmelite order on July 27th celebrated the memorial of Bl. Titus Brandsma. He was a Dutchman who worked to keep the Nazis and their ideology out of the catholic schools and newspapers in Holland. Today, I read a sermon he gave during the war years calling people to heroism in faith and love against the new-paganism of the Nazis. I have always been inspired by this sermon and so I wanted to share it with you all.
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July 25, 2018
The episode today goes out on the birthday of my second niece. Both of my nieces where born on their patron saints’ feast days. Seeing this always makes me laugh and makes me think that God must have a great sense of humor. Today, I try to share my joy and the beauty about God’s providence in our lives.
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July 23, 2018
The topic of today’s podcast deals with a sensitive topic of sexual abuse. Cardinal McCarrick has been in the newspapers a lot recently and it appears he did some very terrible things (I write appear, because there has not been a trial). As a new priest I share some of my thoughts about this issue and the terrible harm he has caused people. I also as for the prayers of you all as a new priest.
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July 18, 2018
Today is my 100th episode!!! Oh, happy day. July 20th is the feast of St. Elijah. We are one of the only groups in the Western Church that still celebrates old testament figures. For the episode today I wanted to talk about a specific moment in the life of Elijah. As he has been a source of guidance and support for the Carmelites, may he be so for your life also.
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July 16, 2018
The episode today is going out on the Feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. In the episode I talk about some of the scriptural passages that the Order of Carmel uses for this feast day. This day helps us to recall her maternal embrace through the scapular devotion that has been entrusted to the Order. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pray for Us.
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July 11, 2018
I had a funeral in the Parish last week. At my parish we pay to have cantors come and sing at the mass to offer some beauty to the family during their hard times. In the podcast episode I reflect on the people’s response to this moment of beauty.
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July 9, 2018
This episode is going up on July 4th an important day for those in USA. The readings at Mass have us wrestling with the Prophet Amos. Amos should make us all uncomfortable. What is Freedom? What does it mean to be free and to be a Christian in the world? These are just a few ideas I touch upon in the episode today. Happy 4th of July to all my listeners in the USA.
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July 9, 2018
The Gospel reading from the 14th Sunday of Ordinary got me thinking. Thinking about what? Our relationship with God. The gospel was the beginning of Mark 6, the passage where the Family of Jesus start to reject him. Within the passage it appears to me that His family has applied a lot of labels onto Jesus, labels that he is breaking. The podcast episode today goes into this topic.
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July 4, 2018
This episode is going up on July 4th an important day for those in USA. The readings at Mass have us wrestling with the Prophet Amos. Amos should make us all uncomfortable. What is Freedom? What does it mean to be free and to be a Christian in the world? These are just a few ideas I touch upon in the episode today. Happy 4th of July to all my listeners in the USA.
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July 2, 2018
In the episode today, I find myself reflecting upon the recent Sunday readings for the 13th Sunday of ordinary time. The topics of sin, death, and God’s place in all of it comes to front and cause us to encounter these unfun topics. Also, as my mind was stewing on these things I am also still dealing with a local death of a child, killed by other kids in my area. This is a loaded episode, but I hope it helps you in your life.
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June 27, 2018
In my area of the Bronx in NYC we recently had a young man killed violently by other youth. Many of the parish youth came to me asking to speak about this issue. What could I say to the young, who had so many thoughts and feelings about this issue? I believe and felt that there was nothing I could say. All I could do was listen. Today, I talk about what it means to listen and why it is important for us to listen. Listening is a struggle, but we don’t do it alone, the Holy Spirit makes it possible.
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June 25, 2018
Recently, my Carmelite Province had our chapter. What is a chapter? I address that question in the episode. I believe a chapter of a religious congregation or order is an important witness for our world today. An important idea from St. Paul is that the Christian community is the body of Christ. Our religious groups chapter moments are a beautiful and important witness to that reality.
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June 13, 2018
Today, I share about witnessing a young woman profess her vows in the Order of Carmel. I offer an insight on the liturgy for you all. However, I offer a challenge also for those discerning a vocation to religious life.
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June 11, 2018
A week ago, a group of Santeria practitioners placed many different Santeria items outside our Catholic Church in the Bronx. In this podcast, I talk about our response as a parish and what it means for these people to leave this items at our Church. I believe this is an event that calls for Joy and Hope in our response. Listen to day why I think those things are necessary.
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June 6, 2018
At my parish in the Bronx we have two pre-K through 8th grade schools. Right now, all our 8th grade students are saying goodbye and thinking about high school. As a parish we are offering them 8th grade retreats to help them process what they are going through. Part of those retreats has me giving them a talk. My talks this year have focused on the idea of stories. One of the things I mentioned to them is that each of our stories being with the same words. Listen today to find out those words and how they impact our very lives.
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June 4, 2018
We just celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi. As a priest I spend a lot of time preparing my homilies. As I was preparing for this feast day my mind kept going to a lesson from my father about life in the woods. As I pondered that lesson I offer it to you and the insight it offers us on the Eucharist.
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May 30, 2018
As I reflect about my time of recovery my mind goes to the relationship between my times of prayer and reading. Many good things can become barriers to our life of prayer. In today’s podcast, I reflect upon how we can have barriers to our lives of prayer from the goods we have cultivated. “What are our barriers to prayer?” is an important question we cannot be afraid to ask ourselves. Take care my brothers and sisters know I am praying for you.
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May 28, 2018
We are in the shadow of the Feast of the Holy Trinity. During my time of recovery I read many books. One of the books I read was by Bishop Robert Barron called Exploring Catholic Theology. One of the regular themes he has in this book is that we “ARE” a relationship to God. What does this for us in relationship to the Trinity? Today, I talk about this idea from Bishop Barren and our lives. I hope these thoughts helps to feed your soul today.
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May 23, 2018
Part of my life as a friar and a priest is the need to stay current about timely invents to serve the people of the area. For a while now I just see a big sickness in the mainstream media. As disciples of Christ we are called to be discerners of Truth. Yet, we do not discern alone but have been given certain gifts from the Spirit. A few of the gifts that are important in our relationship with the media is the gift of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Slander and Libel are serious concerns that both Pope Benedict XVI and Francis have told us about and called out the media on. I hope my thoughts help you to continue to grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ, which is done through the power of the Spirit.
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