Just as loving families keep alive the memory of those who have died, let us continue to cherish the memory of these our deceased brothers – remembering gratefully what the Lord enabled them to accomplish, remembering that we build on what they have left us, thanking God for their lives and their priesthood.Read More

For now we pray that we, all of us, may shine with that same splendor as we bear witness to the beauty, goodness, and dignity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death, and by our love of mother and child and our love of the sick and frail elderly, win many hearts and minds to the proposition that life is beautiful If we do so, we will have every confidence that on the day of judgment Jesus with say to us, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”Read More

What a joy it is to gather with you on this holy and happy day when Sr. Amanda professes the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, obedience, and hospitality especially for the poor and elderly. It is a joy for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that the Spirit of the Lord has been at work in your heart, Sr. Amanda, and in the hearts of those here present and many others who have walked with you on your vocational journey.Read More

What we hide from ourselves in darkness, the Lord Jesus brings to light, not to shame us or to make us feel bad but to renew, repair, and rebuild us, so that the glory shining on his face might shine from deep within us.Read More

In the graces of Holy Orders, we were urged configure ourselves to the Christ who came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life in love.Read More