Superior Priest

Do It Again!!

30OCT22 (22cO31). Children have a love of something and those things they want to do again and again and again. God also has a young soul that takes great joy in monotony.  He creates and keeps in existence again and again. He wants to enter our home, our soul, through the Mass in especially the Eucharist.

“Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.” (G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy)

Compare Only to Jesus

23OCT22 (22cO30). We often take part in unhealthy comparisons. Either placing us in worse life situations than other people or thinking of ourselves as better than other people. Ultimately God loves each of us individually not in comparison. The only comparison we should do is between us and Jesus and we will lose every time. That puts us in the right place to pray with the Tax Collector “O God, have mercy on me a sinner”.

All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day

19OCT22. Megan and I discuss about three major events that are coming up. The piece that was played at the beginning and the end was “La Danse Macabre” which you can watch/listen to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71fZhMXlGT4 .

5 Factors of Intercession

15OCT22 (22cO29). Blessed Solanus Casey always encouraged to Thank God for answering our prayers even before we received them.

What is the Bare Minimum?

02OCT22 (22cO26). Do we have faith the size of a mustard seed? What is the bare minimum as a Catholic? We have the 5 precepts of the Church which give that bare minimum standard. Not an exciting homily, but still something.

1. Attend Mass on Sundays and on Holy Days while resting from servile labor.
2. To receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation at least once a year.
3. Te receive the Eucharist at least once a year.
4. To observe the days of fasting and abstinence.
5. To help provide for the needs of the Church according to one's ability.
6. * To obey the laws of the Church concerning marriage.

https://cmvic.net/documents/2015/3/5%20PRECEPTS%20OF%20THE%20CATHOLIC%20CHURCH.pdf

Evangelists

18SEP22. Megan and I discuss about the 4 evangelists in this podcast. The four evangelists are pretty cool. I love the symbols and the uniqueness of each of them.

Little is Big

18SEP22 (22cO25). Little things don’t really matter, but they matter so much. It is a hard thing to completely understand that little things are important. We can easily lie to ourselves that we can do the big things, but we just won’t worry about the small things. We don’t run into large things often, but everyday we learn, grow, and prove our trustworthiness in the small things. It isn’t about perfection, it is about trustworthiness and faithfulness.

Mercy Is The Way

11SEP22 (22cO24). Human’s understand Justice, we don’t understand Mercy as much. God is perfectly Just, but also infinitely Merciful. He gives us Mercy because it is the only way to reconciliation and relationship. May we know that great gift and give it. This world does not need more Justice, but more Mercy.

Andy Bogen Funeral

10SEP22. Andy Bogen was an English Teacher at the Yokosuka Middle School. He died unexpectedly on the anniversary of John the Baptist’s own death. I was blessed to be able to offer the Mass for the repose of his soul. He was a fan of CS Lewis (I am too), so I drew a lot from CS Lewis’s sermon “The Weight of Glory” https://www.wheelersburg.net/Downloads/Lewis%20Glory.pdf .

Education as Formation and Not Just Information

09SEP22. Conversation with Megan McMechan the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Community at the Chapel of Hope in Yokosuka Japan. We talk about Education. Education in the early Church, monasteries, parishes, and in the US. Parents are the primary educators of their children as a whole human person which is more than just getting a job. Here is a great site to learn about Catholic engagement of reason, faith, and science: https://www.reasonfaithscience.com/ .