Chicken and Pan Sauce video

Slice or pound boneless chicken breast to uniform thickness, around .5 inches. Sauté over medium heat until just cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from pan.—— For Wine & Butter sauce: Set pan heat to medium Add 1 Tbsp olive oil to pan Sauté 1/3 cup of finely chopped onions until translucent and barely browned Add 2 Tbsp finely chopped sundried tomatoes Deglaze … Continue reading Chicken and Pan Sauce video

Road Trip!!

Whelp, today I embark on my Summer Epic Road Trip. After more than four months of pandemic isolation in Austin and a month of my sabbatical gone, it’s time for a change of scenery. Through all this time I’ve been good about pandemic protocols; staying masked when out of the house, staying distanced from people as much a possible. Last Tuesday I had my first … Continue reading Road Trip!!

Pentecost: The Holy Spirit, and the Path Forward

Because it’s Pentecost, there’s a great temptation to preach about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. That’s how we know the Spirit is present, isn’t it? Because those gifts are manifested? If I asked you to list the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, could you do it? If you’re part of the Church’s more theological tradition, you’d probably list those gifts: Wisdom, Fortitude, Piety, Fear … Continue reading Pentecost: The Holy Spirit, and the Path Forward

Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities USA was founded in 1910 on the campus of the Catholic University of America in Washington DC.  As the association of local Catholic Charities affiliates,  Catholic Charities  USA works to provide advocacy for the poor, and networking for the 1700 agencies across the country that are its members. In 2007, Catholic Charities member agencies provided hope and assistance to 7.7 Million people.   … Continue reading Catholic Charities

Catachumens

This Lent, in many Catholic parishes, you may see people preparing for baptism and initiation into the Church.  These people, called Catechumens, are on a journey of spiritual growth.  The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the formal process that guides that journey, and during Lent, there are particular markers along that road. On some of the Sundays of Lent, the catechumens are presented … Continue reading Catachumens

Catacombs

In ancient times, before the founding of the city of Rome, the Etruscans began the practice of burying their dead in underground chambers.  Although the early Romans usually cremated their dead, the early Christians revived the use of catacombs because cremation was thought to deny the Christian belief in the resurrection of the body.  By the second century, Christians had begun excavating extensive catacombs in … Continue reading Catacombs

Cardinals

Within the clerical hierarchy of the Catholic Church, there are really three levels:  deacons, priests, and bishops.  Among bishops there are several varieties:  bishops, archbishops, and cardinals.  The pope is, of course, a bishop: the bishop of Rome.  But beneath the pope in the hierarchy are the cardinals: bishops or archbishops of higher rank.  Although they have special responsibilities and greater prominence in the universal … Continue reading Cardinals

Cardinal Newman

If you visit the campus of a large university in the US or Canada, and locate the office or building for Catholic campus ministry, it’s likely that it will be called  the Newman Center.  These ministries are named for John Henry Cardinal Newman, an English cleric of the 19th Century.  You may be wondering what the connection is between the two. Cardinal Newman was born … Continue reading Cardinal Newman