By Fr. Matthew Keller, C.PP.S. Today we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and with that celebration, we draw our Christmas season to a close. Today the statues to our nativity scene go back into storage, along with the trees, the lights and the various...
December 3 is the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, who is the patron of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. By Fr. Matthew Keller, C.PP.S. St. Francis Xavier is the patron saint of our Community, and for other missionary religious communities as well. An image...
By Fr. Matt Keller, C.PP.S. What is a disciple? One definition of a disciple is a person who follows Jesus. And you know I will not disagree with this definition. A disciple is someone who follows Jesus. While I do not disagree with the definition, sometimes I think...
It’s National Vocation Awareness Week, and we’re sharing vocation stories from our members. Did an eighth-grade project lead to the priesthood for Fr. Matt Keller, C.PP.S.? It didn’t hurt. Fr. Matt grew up “half-interested in the religious life and the priesthood,” he...
The newly ordained Fr. Matt Keller, C.PP.S., has a special connection to St. Charles Center in Carthagena, Ohio. He grew up in Maria Stein, Ohio, just a few miles away. Missionaries of the Precious Blood, whose motherhouse is St. Charles, minister at his home parish,...
