GIRM paragraph 53 “ I t’s what lovers do.” That is best description I’ve ever heard concerning what the singing of Gloria at Mass i...

A s you and I both know, there are people who are Catholic/Christian for the "wrong reason."  I am thoroughly convinced that ther...

Y esterday there was a gathering of priests at St. Francis de Sales in Akron.  There are far fewer of these type of events than there was i...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND:  " T ell the truth without blame or judgement."  attributed to Fr. John Loya QUOTE I...

T his past week I was dog sitting Louis Thomas Chamberlain.  Here he is standing next to Sebastian: He belongs to the sister of a semin...

GIRM paragraph 52 A ttending a Byzantine liturgy of the hours while still in the seminary, the following was found coming up in the pr...

W hen I was younger, almost half a century ago, one of the big events at Christmas happened late at night on the eve at the family home.  ...

“ T he fact that we have bodies is the oldest and most universal joke of all.” No matter how I try to plug this in to a search engine ...

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND :  " F riendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art . . . It has no survival value; rath...

Y es! It's the first official sideways day at A dam's A le!  I hope you enjoy.  It's sideways day because for some reason I ca...

GIRM paragraph 51   " B efore we get started I just want to apologize for any way in which I may have offended you."   Th...

L ast week there was a small group of seminarians sitting around the dining table at St. Sebastian who had been at various parishes over...

G reetings A dam's A lers, I'm on a short road trip this week.  See you again soon (I hope!) Fr. V

“ T he Lord be with you,” is one of the greetings of the Mass that may be used.   With it, the priest signifies the presence of the Lord t...

I don’t know about you but I could use something lighter today.   On NPR this week they are running a series about adults reading...