“Then the Lord said to him, Who gives speech to mortals? Who makes them deaf or mute, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to speak." -Exodus 4:11-12 Stop me if you've heard this one before, I didn't want to go on the Men's Retreat, though I'm so glad I did. This year's retreat seemed to be tailor-made for me. A retreat on Hope with a central focus on letting go and allowing God to do his work. This hope, ho

Advent. Means “arrival” or “coming.” I’ve always loved that the Church gives us a special time to prepare for Christ’s coming at Christmas. Being able to reflect on the beauty, simplicity, and complexity of Jesus’ birth has always filled me with a sense of peace and expectation. So when my family celebrates the season of Advent, we try to instill in our children the same sense of beauty, simplicity, and yet complexity of the season.  Traditions take the central role during Ad

I attended the Petros Adoration night as a Lighthouse member earlier this month and brought senior students from Seton Hall to show them you

sometimes God's answer is ... silence... but that it's inconceivable that we could ask God for his Holy Spirit and he would not say yes