Operarius in vinea Domini

Reflections of a Deacon in the Diocese of Knoxville in Tennessee. The opinions expressed here are my own, but the Glory is the Lord's

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Personal God, Personal Relationship (Bulletin Column 7/4/2021)

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  As we celebrate the 245th birthday of our country this weekend, I also want to personally welcome Father Jim Harvey to our Holy Trinity fa...
Sunday, June 27, 2021

Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43 Our readings today-most especially our Old Testament reading an...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Have You No Fear of God?

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Because of the nature of the material in this particular post, it is likely that I need to begin the post by reminding my readers and what i...
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Monday, June 14, 2021

A Farewell Reflection From the Parish

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 Here is a reflection on thankfulness for his that I wrote for Father Patrick's farewell gathering yesterday. It was the most well-atten...
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Saturday, June 12, 2021

Five Years

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I have been feeling under the weather this week, so in an effort to recover so that I could keep my liturgical and parish schedule for the w...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Reflection on the departure of a Pastor

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Our parish officially received the news over the last couple of weeks that our pastor, Father Patrick Resen, is retiring. Father Patrick sai...
Sunday, May 30, 2021

Homily for the Most Holy Trinity

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Deuteronomy 4:32-34 Romans 8:14-17 Matthew 28:16-20 The mystery of the Holy Trinity is one that many preachers and many theologi...
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Deacon David Oatney
I am a deacon of the Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee. The views expressed here are entirely my own, though rooted firmly in the teachings of the Catholic Church that I am sworn to teach, preach, and uphold. These views may not necessarily reflect the opinions of our diocesan curia, staff, brother clergy, or members of our family of faith.
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