El próximo 27 de mayo a las 10:00am en la Catedral de San Juan Bautista, los seminaristas Christopher Hassel y Patrick May serán ordenados diáconos transitorios de nuestra Diócesis de Savannah. Todos están invitados a asistir a esta gran ocasión. Una ordenación al diaconado o al sacerdocio es una de las ceremonias más hermosas de la iglesia. Click here for English Desde los inicios de la iglesia a la era medieval, el diaconado era una orden especifica dentro de la... Read more
On May 27th, 2017 at 10am at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, seminarians Christopher Hassel and Patrick May will be ordained transitional deacons for the Diocese of Savannah. All are welcome to attend this momentous occasion. An ordination to the diaconate or priesthood is one of the most beautiful ceremonies of the Church. From the early days into Medieval times, the diaconate was a distinct order within the Church. A deacon worked closely with his bishop, oftentimes receiving... Read more
Este próximo domingo 7 de mayo se conmemora la 54ª Jornada Mundial de Oración por las Vocaciones. Este día es una respuesta universal y pública al llamado de Jesús de “rezar al Señor de la mies que envíe obreros a su mies.” Anticipando este día de oración y reflexionando sobre la dimensión misionera de nuestro llamado como cristianos, el Papa Francisco escribió en noviembre del año pasado que “el compromiso misionero no es algo que se añade a la vida... Read more
This upcoming Sunday May 7th will mark the 54th World Day of Prayer for Vocations. This day is a public and universal response to the call of Jesus to “pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest.” Anticipating this day of prayer by reflecting on the missionary dimension of our Christian calling, Pope Francis wrote last November that, “commitment to mission is not something added on to the Christian life as a kind of decoration, but... Read more
En su camino a Jerusalén para celebrar la Pascua por última vez antes de su muerte, Jesús se detuvo en el pequeño pueblo de Betania a unos tres kilómetros al este de Jerusalén para visitar a su buen amigo Lázaro y sus hermanas Marta y María. Jesús encontró a su amigo Lázaro muerto. Lloró desconsolado, pero inmediatamente fue a la tumba del muerto y lo hizo alzar. Los fariseos y escribas que presenciaron este acto partieron rápidamente hacia Jerusalén para... Read more
On his way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover for one last time before his death, Jesus stopped at the small town of Bethany two miles east of Jerusalem to visit his good friend Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary. Jesus found his friend Lazarus dead. He wept, but immediately went to the tomb of the dead man and raised him from the dead. The pharisees and scribes who witnessed this great deed traveled quickly into Jerusalem to tell... Read more
The Monday after the tragic bombings in Tanto and Cairo, Egypt, Father Boules George of Saint Mark Church in Cairo delivered a powerful sermon where he directly addressed those who killed the innocent men, women, and children during the Palm Sunday liturgies. The blog Coptic Dad & Mom has published a transcript of the moving homily where Father George thanks the killers for having quickened the arrival of those killed into God’s presence. He continues by emphasizing that he loves... Read more
For generations throughout the centuries Jewish families have gathered to commemorate the night when God freed them from slavery under pharaoh in Egypt and led them into freedom. They were freed by the blood of the lamb they sacrificed and whose blood they sprinkled on their doorposts. God ordered the Israelites to keep this memorial feast, and they kept it as we heard in the first reading, as a perpetual institution, eating unleavened bread and a roasted lamb. On a... Read more
The Busch School of Business and Economics of the Catholic University of America will offer a Masters in Ecclesial Administration and Management for Catholic clergy starting this fall. With this degree, the Busch School of Business will fulfill a great need in the Church today: the need for priests to develop effective and efficient leadership in order to better fulfill their administrative responsibilities both at the parish and diocesan levels. Drawing from best practices established in the secular business environment,... Read more
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Gospel comes Alive: Living Stations in South Carolina
Yesterday afternoon I had the opportunity to attend the living stations of the cross at Saint Gregory the Great Parish in Bluffton, South Carolina. This is the neighboring parish to the north of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Savannah. This is the eighth year that the Hispanic community at Saint Gregory organizes this beautiful and prayerful event for the entire parish community. I was impressed that though the stations were held in Spanish, over half of those... Read more