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April 2015

April 12, 2015

Journey to Jordan: Easter with the Melkites

After spending a half hour or so at the local Roman Catholic church, we hopped...

April 12, 2015

Journey to Jordan: Happy Easter!

We spent the afternoon visiting a souk (open air marketplace) in downtown Amman. Amid the...

April 11, 2015

We pause here for a word about food during our trip

The word is: incredible. You have to read Max's account of loaves and fishes from...

April 11, 2015

Journey to Jordan: The most amazing Easter of my life

On a cold and drizzly Saturday night, I found myself standing in a small, crowded...

April 11, 2015

Journey to Jordan: Waking up to the Muslim call to prayer—and walking ancient streets

After yesterday's long plane ride, I slept fitfully but somewhere around 5 a.m. found myself...

April 11, 2015

Journey to Jordan: Waking up to the Muslim call to prayer—and walking ancient streets

After yesterday’s long plane ride, I slept fitfully but somewhere around 5 a.m. found myself...

April 11, 2015

Journey to Jordan: The most amazing Easter of my life

On a cold and drizzly Saturday night, I found myself standing in a small, crowded...

April 11, 2015

We pause here for a word about food during our trip

The word is: incredible. You have to read Max’s account of loaves and fishes from...

April 10, 2015

Why I’m celebrating Easter a second time

An explanation: Catholics in Jordan will celebrate Easter on April 12, in accordance with a...

April 10, 2015

Hello from Jordan!

So I arrived in Amman around 4 p.m. My memory is hazy, but I think...

April 10, 2015

Hello from Jordan!

So I arrived in Amman around 4 p.m. My memory is hazy, but I think...

April 10, 2015

Why I’m celebrating Easter a second time

An explanation: Catholics in Jordan will celebrate Easter on April 12, in accordance with a...

April 09, 2015

A Blessing for Travelers

View image | gettyimages.com From my friend, Deacon Bill McNamara: All-Powerful and Merciful God, You...

April 09, 2015

A Blessing for Travelers

From my friend, Deacon Bill McNamara: All-Powerful and Merciful God, You led the children of...

April 07, 2015

Hang on: The Deacon’s Bench is hitting the road

No sooner have I survived Easter—say, is that candle wax in my hair?—and here I...

April 07, 2015

Hang on: The Deacon’s Bench is hitting the road

No sooner have I survived Easter—say, is that candle wax in my hair?—and here I...

April 06, 2015

Lumen Christi! Scenes from our Easter Vigil

Photographs by Maria Ribar, Rosalind Chan-Ghanzi, Niranjan Fernando and me at Our Lady Queen of...

April 06, 2015

Oh boy, do I know the feeling…

This is for all the priests, deacons, altar servers, choir members, musicians, organists, music directors,...

April 06, 2015

Three observations from Easter 2015

Well, as I sit here at home in my pajamas at 10 a.m. on Monday...

April 06, 2015

Oh boy, do I know the feeling…

This is for all the priests, deacons, altar servers, choir members, musicians, organists, music directors,...

April 06, 2015

Three observations from Easter 2015

Well, as I sit here at home in my pajamas at 10 a.m. on Monday...

April 06, 2015

Lumen Christi! Scenes from our Easter Vigil

Photographs by Maria Ribar, Rosalind Chan-Ghanzi, Niranjan Fernando and me at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs...

April 04, 2015

What most people don’t see at the Easter Vigil…

...is the rehearsal that goes into it. Just got back from this year's rehearsal with...

April 03, 2015

Holy Thursday

A few scenes from my parish tonight, from before and after our stunning Mass of...

April 03, 2015

Holy Thursday

A few scenes from my parish tonight, from before and after our stunning Mass of the...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

Palm Sunday: the view from my parish in Queens

Weather: chilly. Liturgies: beautiful. Music: "All Glory, Laud and Honor," "The Palms," "Ride On! Ride...

March 29, 2015

Palm Sunday: the view from my parish in Queens

Weather: chilly. Liturgies: beautiful. Music: “All Glory, Laud and Honor,” “The Palms,” “Ride On! Ride...

March 14, 2015

O happy fault: living with a deacon at Easter time

It can’t be easy living with a deacon, especially now. Every year, for a few...

March 14, 2015

Walking the way of the cross with Mary

Some images from Friday's night's Stations of the Cross, courtesy parishioner and friend Regina Faighes....

March 08, 2015

The traveling deacon: to Erie and Chicago, on a wing and a prayer

So I did a little traveling last weekend—more than I expected, actually. I flew out...