Listening, Learning, and Bearing Fruit: A Moment of Discernment for the Independent Sacramental Movement God willing, I will be spending two weeks this coming summer in Utrecht, the Netherlands, after having been accepted into the Old Catholic Theology: Contexts and Calling  program at the Utrecht Summer School. I am grateful to receive word of my acceptance into both tracks of this intensive program. Over the years, I have spoken with several people from around the world who

My sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ, As Christmas draws near, I want to pause and offer a heartfelt thank you to everyone who reads, shares, and returns to IndependentSacramental.org . When I first began this website, I could not have imagined how many people would find it helpful—or how much the project would grow. Your messages, and encouragement turned what began as a personal attempt to make sense of the Independent Sacramental Movement into a shared resource for a wi

Why It’s Time to Share Our Stories — and a New Way We’re Doing It Across the Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM), God is quietly at work. Not in massive cathedrals. Not in institutions with vast resources. But in tiny chapels, home altars, prisons, homeless encampments, shelters, nursing homes, and streets where life is hardest . Everywhere in our movement, clergy and laity are serving with extraordinary faithfulness — yet most of their stories are almost completely unkn

I am genuinely excited about several new projects that have been coming together over the past few months—each one part of a larger vision to support and strengthen the Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM) . My goal is simple but ambitious: to create and share free and affordable resources  that help our movement grow in depth, credibility, and unity. At its best, the ISM is a movement of grace and creativity. We bring the goodness, truth, and beauty  of the Gospel to peopl

My sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ, I have a number of exciting updates to share about ongoing and upcoming projects. Many of you already know that my heart is deeply invested in strengthening theological formation within the Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM) and beyond. My goal, through these projects, is to foster deeper understanding, faith, and connection among clergy and laity alike. 1. The YouTube Channel: For those who may not be aware, I have a small YouTube

One of the most persistent challenges within the Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM) is the question of continuity —how ministries,...

Dear friends, I recently had a conversation with a dear Roman Catholic friend who expressed bewilderment about the Independent...

Dear friends, I had the opportunity to reconnect with a dear friend from seminary -Fr. Marek Bozek.  Many in the ISM movement are aware...

While I am a presbyter in the Independent Catholic/Old Catholic tradition, I often worry that our mentality is too independent and too...

This past week, I visited a former parish I served as a Roman Catholic priest.  The former parish secretary buried her husband, so I...

Initially I was excited tonight as I was looking at the Extraordinary Catholics website.  For those of you who do not know, Extraordinary...

This blog post covers several different topics including a new jurisdiction, my affiliation, and certain aspects of Old Catholicism.  I...

I just returned from the American Catholic Communities annual gathering.  It was called a convocation when I was a Roman Catholic...

The papal conclave of May 2025 concluded with the election of Pope Leo XIV.  I found myself thinking of several things this week that I...

I spent time reading updates within the world of the Independent Sacramental Movement.  First, I was pleased to see my former bishop...

I was recently having a conversation with a Roman Catholic educator about Christian formation.  She asked me what texts I use when...

Hello, First, I want to thank you for coming and visiting this site.  Recently, a couple of people (Emmanuel Williams and deebigsby)...

I apologize that it has been a while since I posted my last blog entry. I am not sure if this is beneficial for anyone. This site...

A year ago, I launched this website as a labor of prayer and research.  For approximately 9 months prior to its launch, I started...

This seems like a strange question for me to address.  I must admit that I am in utter despair upon reading and thinking through the...