It’s been a while since I’ve written and there needs to be some explanation. It is family. Priorities are often reordered in my life. As a pastor, I can plan for activities of a given day and often find those priorities adjusted by events and emergencies unforeseen as morning gives way to the hours of… Read More »

The Shrine of St. Joseph of the Mountains has long been a  place off the main highway that goes through Yarnell.  It suffered significant damage during the Yarnell Hill Fire of 2013.  On its 75th. Anniversary a year later, I was asked to be the keynote speaker and the following is my impressions of this… Read More »