These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters
or father or mother or children or lands
for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more,
and will inherit eternal life. (Mt 19:23-30)

Sometimes the Lord’s promises are fulfilled in ways we can never imagine. The giving up that a disciple must do at times can be hard. I am grateful for all the blessings I have received through the ministry. It’s worth it all.