El Guadalupano

The Priesthood: The Bridge to Salvation

As it is my last semester in the seminary before ordination to the Holy Priesthood, I have spent a great deal of time in prayer about and meditation upon the priesthood. My thesis is on the theology and reform of the priesthood of St. John of Avila, the great Spanish reformer of the 16th Century. This has led me to so many different writings and thoughts on the priesthood.

It is truly an amazing role. The priest literally becomes Christ when he is offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and when he forgives sin in the Sacrament of Penance. The priest represents Christ and the Church in all he does in the world. Yet at the Altar of Sacrifice, at Holy Mass, the priest represents all of us in what he does and in what he offers to heaven.

Feb

What is Your Glory?

Today we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. In the traditional liturgical calendar this was the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mother. Both events were done to fulfill the prescriptions found in the Old Law. In the Gospel reading today we hear Simeon, the righteous and devout man, who came to the Temple and encountered the Infant Christ.

Jan

I'm back!

So it has been ages since my last post. Over the last year, we have seen the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the first time a pope has retired in 600 or so years. We saw the first non-European elected pope in nearly a millennium in the person Pope Francis. I myself was ordained a deacon on May 18th, 2013 by Archbishop Joseph Naumann. All this has brought great change to my life on a personal level, obviously, as well as on a universal level. I am still adjusting to being a deacon.

Jan

Great News for the Church!

I have not posted in a long time, and a great deal has happened since my last post at the beginning of the school year. For me personally the year has progressed very nicely. After getting my degree in philosophy from Cardinal Glennon College Seminary I was very well prepared for the study of theology, and so far it has been great! atBut many great things have happened outside of me and my studies. The first is that this past November, Raymond Leo Burke, Archbishop Emeritus of St.

Sep

A New Year, and a Huge Step Closer!

We are at the start of another school year. However unlike previous years, I am beginning the new and marvelous journey into theology. I finished my philosophy (formally, I plan to always be familiar with the mother of all sciences) and college career. Now I am in grad school, and all the closer to ordination.

Jul

¿Amistad Dentro Enemigos?

This is my final project for the intensive Spanish immersion course at the Universidad Anáhuac. It is all is Spanish, so therefore not everyone will be able to read it. But if you can, enjoy!

Las relaciones con la Iglesia y el Estado en México son muy complicadas.

Jul

El Guadalupano Visita a Guadalupe!

I have been in Mexico for the last four weeks fulfilling my summer assignment to learn Spanish and Mexican culture. To be honest, it has been the time of my life! There are so many things to recount and the more that I think of it all, the more overwhelmed I get. The highlight of this trip though, I must share before I go on, has been my two visits to the Basilica of our Lady of Guadalupe, and there visiting with our Lady in person.

Mar

Lent

It has been a little while since my last blog entry, and we are right in the middle of the holy season of Lent, the fourth Sunday to be exact, and the seminarians at Cardinal Glennon College are finishing up spring break. As the Lenten season has progressed, it really has taught me so much about myself, my vocation, and the Lord and Savior who we commemorate with our Lenten participation.

Nov

The New Year

This week we began the new liturgical year with the First Sunday of Advent. As we ended the previous liturgical year we reflected on the scriptures, particularly in the Mass and in the Liturgy of the Hours, and the association and message that they have regarding the second coming of Christ, the apocalypse, the end of time.

Nov

NCYC 2009 - Christ Reigns

Last week the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph, and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas hosted the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) with the theme of "Christ Reigns." This was the second time hosting the event, the first being back in 1997.