Monthly Archives: August 2011

After we finished exams, we had a week of work and preparation before the deaconate ordinations and our departure for vacation. Over the summer, some brothers are going fundraising, some brothers are taking or giving some complementary courses at the … Continue reading →

Good evening. I briefly interrupt my vacations to ask all of you to pray for my mom on her 85th birthday, which is tomorrow. Thanks be to God, she is in good health and has a strong Faith, and this … Continue reading →

To be or not to be famous? That is the question. Consider the widespread celebrity “worship” in our culture.  I think most kids, and even most adults, at one time or another wistfully wonder, “Wouldn’t it be great to be … Continue reading →

I had a wonderful dinner a couple nights ago with three men I work with and consider to be friends.  Great food.  Warm conversation.  Plenty of playful joking.  Some stories of faith and trust. We were staying at the Legion’s … Continue reading →

Frank Diffendorfer was a simple man. He grew up on a farm in northern Ohio, near the little town of Hayesville, population 400.  Haysville is not too far from Ashland.  Ashland isn’t too far from Mansfield.  Drive 91 minutes north … Continue reading →

Religious life and priesthood is about giving up little things to have what is more important. When I entered, I gave up my membership in a Canadian political party, I gave up the beautiful city of Calgary and I gave … Continue reading →

“Always be ready to give an account of the hope that is in you.”  (1 Peter 3:15) Last Thursday on my metro ride downtown, a young man in his 20’s with a backpack approached me and began by saying, “I … Continue reading →

Last year was tough for the Movement.  I can hardly believe that only two and a half years have passed since we first received the news about Fr. Maciel. So much has happened in such a short time: so many … Continue reading →

 Back in March, CARA (the Center for Applied Research on the Apostolate) produced their annual report on the ordination class of 2011. Since they include all those studying in US-based seminaries, the two American seminaries in Europe and for a … Continue reading →