"Are we there yet?" That ubiquitous phrase uttered by children and adults when on a car ride to anywhere. Going to visit the beloved grandparents? Going to the grocery store? The number of times this is queried is contingent on many variables, like the length of trip...
This Present Darkness: Advent light in a dark season
When you are tempted to allow yourself to be swallowed up by darkness this season, in whatever form it may come to you, let the image of the Advent wreath shine in your mind.
Why a Requiem and Why Duruflé?
On Sunday, November 3, at 5:30 p.m., we will observe the Feast of All Souls’ with an extraordinary musical work, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, sung by our choir in the context of a Eucharist service. In the modern church, this feast day is often combined with All Saints’...
Prioritizing Healing and Unity after a Contentious Election
And so, it arrives. The battle lines are drawn. The yard signs are planted. The pundits have exhausted every angle of analysis and argument. And for all the ink spilled and money spent, the polls are stuck in a dead heat. Nov. 5 looms like a storm cloud on the...
Not Dr. Dolittle: How the Real Francis of Assisi Revolutionized Christian Life
Fr. Vince Connery unravels the mystery around the life of St. Francis of Assisi, his path from wealth to humility and the founding of a new religious order.
A Pastoral Letter to the Parish on Gun Violence
Gun violence is inherently unjust and unpeaceful. The structures that perpetuate the problem of gun violence in America are unjust and unpeaceful. Our inaction over gun violence is unjust and unpeaceful.
Under Construction: What I learned about God in a building project
If you’re going to put your priest through a crash-course in construction management for three years, you’re going to have to suffer some theological reflections on the experience. So here are just a few of the many things that struck me, while overseeing this...
Don’t Drown (and other obvious advice for Labor Day)
Growing up in Louisiana, I was surrounded by water: two blocks to the bayou, another half block to the river, and pools in almost all my friends’ backyards. I think I was about six years old when my dad gave me the sage advice of “don’t drown.” It was hollered half in...
Living with Hope in Kenya
In Africa about 85 million people live with disabilities. During our April 2024 Kenya Mission Trip, we met and were touched by a disabled child, Caroline. This 16 year old was born with Spina Bifida. With the help and encouragement of Community Healthcare Workers and...