I Understand If You Want to Leave

It is only when we are able to fully accept this that the healing can begin. A Band-Aid will not heal this wound. Nor will treating the wrong patient.

On My Own?

A reunion with friends reminded me how much I’m giving up to be a friar, and why I’m called to something different.

Celibacy: Burden… Or Gift?

Maybe there’s more to celibacy than we give it credit

The Irony of Being Celibate

Today I attended a three-hour sexuality workshop to fulfill requirements set by the Church and my province. It was the first of two sessions that we will attend this year, the second level of a four-year program. Prior… Read More

A Life to Share

Celibacy can be a bit of a deal breaker. Ask any young Catholic man or woman, active in their faith, why they are not considering some form of consecrated life, and I can almost guarantee that celibacy is… Read More