The Richness of Relationships

The Richness of Relationships

By Fr. William Nordenbrock, C.PP.S.  Life is short, death is sure. Only the hour remains obscure. I was a young high school student at Brunnerdale Seminary when I first heard this quote. At the time I found it quite amusing. Fifty-plus years later? Not so much. While...
The Richness of Relationships

Persistence is a Good Strategy

By Brother Brian Boyle, C.PP.S. Persistence is a well-known strategy when facing a challenge, and it works. Persistence is not about seizing the day, but merely enduring it. Athletes who employ a persistence strategy wait for their opponents to make mistakes and die a...
The Richness of Relationships

To Serve or to Listen?

By Fr. Matt Keller, C.PP.S.  Is it better to be a Martha or a Mary? Is it better to be the one who serves Jesus and the rest of the guests, or is it better to be the one who sits and listens at the feet of Jesus? Is it better to be the one who serves or the one who...
Fr. Dien Truong, C.PP.S., to Celebrate 25th Ordination Anniversary

Fr. Dien Truong, C.PP.S., to Celebrate 25th Ordination Anniversary

Fr. Dien Truong, C.PP.S., is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordination this year. Fr. Truong, a native of Gia Dinh Province, Vietnam, was incorporated as a Missionary of the Precious Blood on April 17, 1995, and was ordained on June 28, 1997, at St. Thomas of...
Missionaries of the Precious Blood