Welcome & Purpose

Welcome to Mission Priest!  I hope you’ll find it interesting, entertaining, and inspirational!

The purpose of this blog, Mission Priest, is to share my missionary experiences with those interested in what it is like to be a missionary in a land other than one’s own.  In my case, my native land is the United States of America, and my mission land is Honduras.

This blog is designed to share my everyday life in a far-flung rural mountain parish of 50,000 parishioners in 87 churches.

Because I love photos and take lots of them, much of my blog will be filled with photos.  As for the written content, it is obviously specific to a time and a place, but it is also influenced by who I am.  Thus, I write as a Catholic missionary priest who is also a writer, sociologist, psychiatric-mental health nurse, former university professor, pastor, and police chaplain.

I plan to contribute to the blog four days a week.

On Sundays, I’ll post a picture reflecting the Gospel story of the day that Catholic Christians around the world are reading that Sunday.

Mondays, or “Mission Mondays,” are designed to tell you a little about my exciting parish – San Francisco de Asís – deep in the heart of the mountains of southern Honduras.  And with 87 churches and 50,000 parishioners scattered over 248-square miles, I can assure you, it is an exciting and inspirational place!  Most of these posts will feature photos of the churches and people of the parish.  [Visit “Our Parish” to get a fuller picture of the parish.]

Wednesdays, or “Whatever Wednesdays,” are for whatever interesting things you might like to know, such a something about our healthcare projects, my retreat center, or an interview with one of the ministers of the parish.

Fridays are devoted to presenting a Catholic Christian mission hero.  And because Catholic Christians have over 2,000 years of missionary history, we have lots of heroes to emulate!

As time goes on, and as I get more familiar with the various things a blog can do, I’ll be providing you with “giving opportunities” to share in the exciting projects we have going on to help the poor in our “neck of the woods.”

And, finally, I’ll tell you about “mission retreats” on my Holy Cross Campus here in Reitoca, F.M., Honduras that you might like to experience.

I hope you find this blog entertaining, educational, and most of all, inspirational.  I’d love to hear from you and add your name to my prayer list!