There is a news story of a man from Milwaukee who has terminal cancer. He knows that this is going to be his last Christmas, so he had one dying…
Fr. Michael DenkDecember 24, 2019
Last week, I lead a priest retreat for about 35 priests from the Diocese of Orlando. It went very well and, of course, the weather was beautiful. The weather in…
Fr. Michael DenkOctober 27, 2019
Are you leading a quiet and tranquil life? We hear in the second reading, “First of all, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for…
Fr. Michael DenkSeptember 26, 2019
Your Father will never give up on you. Someone recently gave me a good insight on the scripture today. We have this whole chapter of Luke, Luke Chapter 15, and…
Fr. MichaelSeptember 15, 2019
Does everyone have a cross to carry? In the Gospel today, we hear Jesus say, “Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.” Notice…
Fr. Michael DenkSeptember 9, 2019
I recently saw the live-action version of The Lion King. I want to talk about this whole idea of the kingdom and what happens to the kingdom when the…
Fr. Michael DenkAugust 25, 2019
I would like to reflect a little bit on hospitality. I think this generation might be lacking in hospitality. Thankfully, this is not always true. I just had a wonderful…
Fr. Michael DenkJuly 21, 2019
I think there are two types of people in this world and two types of people in our faith: bare-minimum type people and above-and-beyond type people. There are people who…
Fr. Michael DenkJuly 14, 2019
Rejoice because our names are written in heaven. When we were baptized, we became a member of Christ’s body. From that moment on, our names have been written in heaven.…
Fr. Michael DenkJuly 7, 2019