It’s that time of year ago for a pilgramage to Washington DC to stand up for the rights and dignity of the unborn. I have mixed emotions about this day. Roe has been and is a national tragedy that needs to be overturned ASAP. However, the March for Life is one of the few times [...]
It has been while since I last posted so here is a brief run down!
1. I attended the ordination of my dear friend Marlon. It was such a grace to lay hands on him and offer him the fraternal embrace. He is a good friend from our time in formation together. He also teaches [...]
Imagine if we approached our spiritual preparations for Christmas with the same intensity as kids prepare for the midterms? My guess is that it would do wonders for our live! I love that the liturgy takes the chance in this upcoming week. I presided at the community today and for the first time I proclaimed [...]
I presided and preached at a school mass and it was really cool that it was the feast of the Immaculate Conception which is one of my favorites!
When mass began I was a bit nervous, but as I began I relaxed. This was the first time that I preached at Curley and I thought this [...]
I can tell that Advent is upon us because I have 4 reconciliation services on my schedule. I attended my first one last night at St. Rose in Gaithersburg, MD. I got there early and I joined the other priests for dinner (I still find it so cool to say that!) They were very good [...]
Thanks be to God, the Curley students sold all their raffle tickets and we had Wednesday off!!!
After school, I drove up to Chesterfield New Jersey to visit the Poor Clares (a home away from home.) I visited with Sr. Claire Andre on Tuesday night and as always I am so grateful for her her love, [...]
I had my second wedding yesterday at the Curley High school Chapel. I witnessed the marriage of my friend Mark and his wife Jaimie. It was a very nice ceremony if I do say so myself. I was nervous about leaving the friary for errands and something going wrong and being late, so I stayed [...]
This weekend I was home in Boston to preside at my first wedding! Even cooler than that was the fact that it was the wedding of my younger sister Caitie. The wedding was at my home parish, the same church where I had my mass of thanksgiving a couple weeks ago!
I was pleased how [...]
Sunday, we brought 25 kids to the Msgr O’Dwyer Retreat House for the Curley Senior Retreat. The theme was on Transitions and the Senior leaders really impressed me. Their stories, eloquence and experiences really touched me as they looked backwards and ahead.
I was privileged to celebrate mass for the first time with Curley students. It [...]
I have been a bit overwhelmed recently with school and ordination. There is a great article off the site’s main page
http://www.franciscans.org/FriarMattFoleysPriestlyOrdination.cfm
It was the a wonderful, beautiful and emotional day. It meant so much that friars, friends and my family from all over the country where there to share it with me. I need some [...]
