I am taking a leave from priestly ministry. This has been a very difficult decision and I ask for your prayers.

Peter failed. We all fail. But when we meet the risen Lord, there’s really only one thing he is going to ask us.

The resurrection is big news. But St. Paul reminds us that this big news spreads in small ways, like yeast in dough.

Fr. Shawn discusses Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil, and the season of Easter

The chants sung during the veneration of the cross today remind us how bad things really are and why we can call this day …

Fr. Shawn walks through the liturgy and spirituality of this strange day we call “Good.”

Fr. Shawn walks through the liturgy and spirituality of the first day of the Sacred Triduum

Watching a loved one suffer can leave you feeling helpless. Yet, as Jesus enters his own passion, he reminds us that there is great …

St. Paul says that, more than anything, he desires to know Christ, to grasp Jesus. But he also rejoices that Jesus first grasped him.

When we get headed in a certain direction, we tend to keep going. It takes an outside force to reverse course. In the spiritual …