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Collaboration in the Vineyard

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People in the Diocese of Memphis know that I am a convert from the Southern Baptist Convention. I grew up attending East Park Baptist Church on the corner of White Station Road and Park Avenue. It later moved to a larger structure and was renamed Briarcrest Baptist Church. The Stewart family lived next door to Read More
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Living and Breathing as Spirit-Filled Priests

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This month the Church throughout the world celebrates the solemnity of Pentecost, the sending of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary. As we observe this high holy day, it’s worth asking ourselves whether we are living a life according to the Spirit. In our ministries, are we spirit-driven priests? Of Read More
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Coping with Holy Week and Easter Exhaustion

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Amid the glorious joy of Easter there is, typical for every clergyman, accompanying fatigue. The holy season of Lent can be draining. In addition to the personal devotion to prayer, fasting and almsgiving, there is also the tiredness that comes from ministering through the 40 days in the desert. Not only do we battle our Read More

The Holy Spirit Provides Strength in Answering Life’s Questions

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I have been thinking a lot lately about the Holy Spirit. Perhaps it is because this is the week our bishop was to have come to our newly-established parish to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation. Due to the pandemic, the bishop has delegated the conferring of this sacrament to the pastors in the diocese. Each Read More