Father Michael’s Blog

On behalf of our parish team and ministry leaders, it was wonderful seeing so many coming together last weekend to celebrate Easter. Our parish is truly blessed to have so many parishioners coming together. Just a special shout out to you parents: bringing your kids...

If you are reading this blog today, congratulations! You made a commitment over forty days ago and can look back knowing you have grown in your faith.  Now comes the next, and more challenging phase … living the STEPS. Our Core Leadership Team and I have...

Holy Week has begun and the forty-day journey with Rebuilt Faith: A Handbook for Skeptical Catholics is complete. It has been a transformative experience so these additional “bonus” days are another gift. The title of this bonus day is Know Your Testimony. A number of...

It’s hard to believe that this journey began forty days ago on Ash Wednesday.  Today we begin the holiest of weeks on the Christian calendar … Holy Week. Each day, taking fifteen minutes to read a reflection from Rebuilt Faith: A Handbook for Skeptical...

It is with sadness but hope in the Resurrection that the Diocese of Camden announced the death of Rev. Michael P. Rush. Father Rush was pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish. In 1996, when Father Rush became pastor, plans were formulated to celebrate a special...

I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. —Luke 15:7 Here’s another reflection day that strikes home to me on this life journey! As a shepherd,...

God, our heavenly Father, your Son has called me to love the lost. Save me from any self-righteousness or anger when it comes to people who are far from you. I repent of that self-righteousness and seek to join your Son on his mission to seek and to save all people....

“We have a confession to make: As we reflect on the five STEPS to grow in a relationship with Christ, sharing our faith is the one we struggle with the most. This might sound strange coming from two church guys. In one sense, everything we do—preaching and teaching,...

As we move into the final week of the forty-day journey with Rebuilt Faith: A Handbook for Skeptical Catholics, sharing our faith is one of the biggest challenges to growing the church wider.   It’s private and frankly, I’m not qualified or...