Reflections of a Roman Catholic Priest
St. Patrick’s Church Baccalaureate Mass Senior Address – Dalton Rogers Saturday, May 16, 2015 Good evening, my fellow graduates, families, friends, and parish family. My name is Dalton Rogers and I am the outgoing President of the Catholic Newman Club at UC Merced. Tonight I wish to speak to you, not as any kind of... Continue Reading →
Healing Our Broken Vessels by Maurice Tenorio Before we ask God for healing, we must consider what exactly we need healing from. Is it the same shortlist that floats at the top of our hearts and minds when we examine all that we feel keeps us distant from God? I ask you to take it... Continue Reading →
The life of Jesus is a perfect demonstration of pure and beautiful love. Both His death and resurrection are testaments to the fact that His love is endless and unconditional. It is easy to say you love someone when they love you back. On the other hand, loving those who hate you is not as... Continue Reading →
"Then he said to all, 'If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the... Continue Reading →
“Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful; all of us have become like unclean people, all our good deeds are like polluted rags... Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.” –Isaiah 64:4-5, 7 I think the most fundamental... Continue Reading →
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you... Continue Reading →
"Therefore, we who are receiving the unshakable kingdom should have gratitude, with which we should offer worship pleasing to God in reverence and awe. For our God is a consuming fire." -Hebrews 12:28 How much do you value your faith, your relationship with God, and the promise of eternal life with Christ that has been... Continue Reading →
Total Surrender 