Pastor’s Pen
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- December 6: My Pastoral Goals for the New Liturgical Year
- November 22: Bishop McKnight’s Decree of Extension of Dispensation
- November 15: Playing Spiritual Jenga
- November 1: Catholic Stewardship Appeal: Doing Our Part
- October 25: Some Changes in Policies
- June 21: Instructions for Public Masses and other Aspects of Church Life Beginning
- June 16: Bishop McKnight Provides Decree with Updated Instructions
- March 8: Examination of Conscience
- February 16: The Greatest Lesson of the Home
- January 26: Catholic Stewardship Appeal -- Doing Our Part
- January 12: The Call of Baptism Within the Family
- January 5: 2020 - The Year of the Family
- 2019
- December 22: The Stewardship of a Parish
- December 15: Stewardship of the Family
- December 8: Stewardship of Your Soul (and Your Children’s)
- December 1: Examination of Conscience
- November 10: In Search of an Identity
- October 6: What is Discernment … and What it is Not
- September 29: What is a Vocation … and What is Not
- September 15: Being Members of a Diocese
- September 8: Building A Fellowship
- August 18: Beginning Another School Year
- July 28: Creating A Stronger Stewardship Parish -- Service
- July 21: Creating a Strong Stewardship Parish -- Formation
- July 14: Creating a Strong Stewardship Parish -- Hospitality
- July 7: Creating a Strong Stewardship Parish -- Prayer
- June 23: Pitching in as Parishioners
- May 19: Unaware, Unwilling or Incapable
- May 12: Why I Do What I Do As A Pastor
- April 7: Parish as Family -- Part 1
- March 31: A Necessary Fundamental Shift
- March 24: Confession Guide for Adults
- March 17: The Winds of Change
- March 10: Being Okay with Being Uncomfortable
- February 17: Love and the Parish
- February 10: Love and the Family
- February 3: It Is About Relationship!
- January 27: Four Last Things -- Part 2
- January 20: Four Last Things -- Part 1
- January 13: Getting Serious
- January 6: Beginning A New Year
- 2018
- December 23: That First Christmas Morn
- November 18: The Seven Revolutions: The Revolution of Community
- November 4: The Seven Revolutions: The 3rd Revolution -- Work
- October 28: Where We Stand Financially and Where We Could Be
- October 21: The Seven Revolutions: The Revolution of the Family
- October 14: Seven Revolutions: First Revolution: The Revolution of Human Dignity
- September 30: Lessons in History
- September 2: Keeping Faith in a Time of Crisis
- August 26: On Being a Wary Shepherd
- August 19: Budget by the Numbers
- August 12: Stewardship is Every Parishioner’s Responsibility
- July 8: Beyond A Cultural Catholicism -- Part 5
- July 1: Beyond A Cultural Catholicism -- Part 4
- June 24: Beyond A Cultural Catholicism -- Part 3
- June 17: Beyond A Cultural Catholicism -- Part 2
- June 10: Beyond A Cultural Catholicism -- Part 1
- June 3: Ut Unum Sint -- Part 2
- May 27: Ut Unum Sint -- Part 1
- May 20: Lord, Send Forth Your Spirit
- May 13: Leaving Lukewarmness Behind -- Part 4
- April 29: Leaving Lukewarmness Behind -- Part 3
- April 22: Leaving Lukewarmness Behind -- Part 2
- April 15: Leaving Lukewarmness Behind -- Part 1
- April 8: On Divine Mercy
- April 1: The Resurrection Changes Everything … or it Should
- March 25: Virtue and Humility -- Part 5
- March 18: Virtue and Humility -- Part 4
- March 11: Virtue and Humility -- Part 3
- March 4: Virtue and Humility -- Part 2
- February 25: Virtue and Humility -- Part 1
- February 18: Pastor’s Pen: Becoming a Better Catholic
- February 11: Maintaining our Heritage -- Part 2
- February 4: Maintaining our Heritage -- Part 1
- January 28: There No Such Thing As Free
- January 21: When the Water Rises (Learning To Act as a Parish)
- January 14: Evangelization -- Part 3
- January 7: Evangelization -- Part 2
- 2017
- December 31: Evangelization -- Part 1
- December 17: Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord: Learning Spiritual Warfare -- Part 4
- December 10: Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord: Learning Spiritual Warfare -- Part 3
- December 3: Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord: Learning Spiritual Warfare -- Part 2
- November 26: Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord: Learning Spiritual Warfare -- Part 1
- November 19: Stop Hitting Yourself!
- November 12: A Lost Sheep Comes Home -- Part 3
- November 5: A Lost Sheep Comes Home -- Part 2
- October 29: A Lost Sheep Comes Home -- Part 1