When he foretold that Peter would deny him, Jesus said to him, “Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail; and once you have turned back, you must strengthen your brothers.” Tradition points to the Church of Peter’s Primacy on the shore of the Sea of Galilee where the risen Jesus said to Peter “feed my lambs, tend my sheep, and feed my sheep.” When... Read more
Cuando era un seminarista en 2004, mi párroco en Saint Mary on the Hill en Augusta, el Padre Jerry Ragan, me dio una tarea peculiar durante mi asignación de verano. Me pidió que hiciera las investigaciones y los trámites necesarios para colocar un marcador histórico en la parroquia para conmemorar a las Hermanas de San José que durante muchos años trabajaron en la escuela católica. Unos años antes, la parroquia había adquirido el convento antiguo y lo había convertido en... Read more
While I was a seminarian in 2004, my pastor at Saint Mary on the Hill in Augusta, Father Jerry Ragan, gave me a unique task during my summer assignment. He asked me to do the necessary research and paperwork to place a historical marker at the parish to commemorate the Sisters of Saint Joseph who for many years staffed the Catholic school. A few years prior, the parish had purchased the old convent and renovated it into an Adoration Chapel... Read more
I have visited two large immigration detention centers as a priest. One I have visited annually for the past seven years to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with about 400 men at the outdoors basketball court. This center is about to close in the near future. The other one I visited only once, but I remained inside for about eight hours. We visited each sector, ate lunch, and celebrated Mass with the men inside. During my visit... Read more
After I heard Father Altman’s video several days ago, I knew that there would be trouble. Several statements he made were imprecise, and his rhetoric was unnecessarily inflammatory. I knew many would praise him for speaking the truth and being straight forward. I believe he is foolhardy. Yes, he does say many things that are true, but there are others that are not. I believe that oftentimes internet celebrity priests begin to loose sight of who they are. A priest... Read more
La Hagia Sophia, una gran edificación que fue la iglesia cristiana más grandiosa del mundo por siglos, ha sido convertida en una mezquita. Construida en el siglo sexto por el emperador Justiniano en Constantinopla, actual Estambul, Turquía, esta magnífica estructura fue la iglesia principal del sucesor de San Andrés Apóstol quien es el Patriarca de Constantinopla y líder de la Iglesia Ortodoxa. Peregrinos eslavos de Kiev en los años 900 quedaron tan asombrados por la belleza de sus mosaicos, su... Read more
The Hagia Sophia, once the grandest Christian church of the world, has been turned into a mosque. Built in the sixth century by Emperor Justinian in Constantinople, present-day Istanbul, Turkey, this magnificent structure was the principal church of the successor of Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Patriarch of Constantinople, head of the Orthodox Church. Slavic visitors from Kiev in the 900s were so astounded by the beauty of its mosaics, its exquisite liturgy, and its magnificent dome which appears to... Read more
Cuando mi tatarabuelo emigró a Perú en 1874, fue el primero de cuatro hermanos en hacer el largo y arduo viaje desde el puerto de Génova, Italia, pasando por el Estrecho de Magallanes hasta el Callao, que está a pocos kilómetros de Lima. El joven de dieciocho años fue empleado por un hombre mayor llamado Benedetto Maggi que provenía de una ciudad cercana a la ciudad natal de Emmanuele. Ocho años después, su joven novia Paola completó el mismo viaje... Read more
A priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit recently learned that the deacon who baptized him many years ago did not say the correct words when performing the sacrament. Since baptism is necessary to receive all the other sacraments of the Church, Father Matthew Hood had not only been invalidly baptized, but every single sacrament he received, including Holy Orders, were suddenly rendered invalid. My sacramental theology professor posited this scenario in class while I was in seminary. He said, “imagine... Read more
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Archbishop Hartmayer of Atlanta receives Pallium
On October 7th, Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christof Pierre, traveled to Atlanta to confer upon Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., the Pallium. The Pallium is a white liturgical vestment worn over the shoulders by Catholic archbishops throughout the world. It is made from wool that the Pope sheers from a lamb on the Feast of Saint Agnes at the Roman Basilica of Saint Agnes, and it is placed... Read more