My parish is unlike any other and the people of St. Vincent's have taught me a lot about the spirituality of work. Here are some reflections based on today's Mass:

Fr. Pat, "Today is a great day to be the church!" Well said from someone who has led the parish for almost twenty years.

Text messaging is not cool in church. Tell the lady in front of me, please. I think her name is Denise based on her messages.

Support your pastor, after all, he's got a lonely job. Shake his hand. Tell him he's cool. He needs your support.

Being late for an 11:30AM Mass is not cool. Just ask me and my family. Guilty as charged.

Look around- lots of holy, hurting and happy people trying to draw closer to Christ. St. Augustine said that the Church is supposed to be full of sinners.

Mass on a nice day is almost always more enjoyable. Now if we could just figure out how to program that piece of things.

Homilies are complicated so try to take just one thing away from them. What's your takeaway from today?

Joy- that's the key point that I took away from Fr. Pat's message. People who say they're Christian should be visibly joyful people.

Have a great week. Make it great for someone else. Make it a workweek that is truly spiritual.