About Fr. Ceslaus Kowalkowski

Fr. Ceslaus Kowalkowski entered the Order of Preachers in 2022. Originally from Northwest Michigan, he earned a B.A. in Philosophy from the Pontifical College Josephinum and the S.T.B. from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) before being ordained to the priesthood in 2020.

Me, Like Christ?

By |2026-04-24T21:50:47-05:00April 24th, 2026|Categories: Catholicism, Easter|

At Baptism, all of us became like Christ, and were entrusted with a mission like his as priest, prophet, and king. During this Easter season, may we rejoice in the gift of sharing this unique identity and mission with the resurrected Christ. Have you noticed any themes in the prayers at Mass this Easter season? [...]

Entrusted With God’s Work

By |2025-11-20T15:59:41-06:00November 20th, 2025|Categories: Catholicism, St. John Henry Newman|

What service and work has God entrusted to you? You have your mission: It’s to assist in the Church’s mission of soul-saving and cultivating the earth, just one house and one day at a time. Through your service and your mission, you are given a share in the Church’s work and, for that matter, God’s. [...]

Be a Bridge to Someone

By |2025-05-27T19:23:55-05:00May 27th, 2025|Categories: Catholicism|

During these days since the election of Pope Leo XIV, I’ve been reflecting on one of his many titles: Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church (Summus Pontifex Ecclesiae Universalis). It raises the question, what’s a pontiff? Pontiff comes from the Latin word pontifex. Breaking it down, pons means “bridge” and fex is a suffix which refers to the word that means [...]

Learning From a Father’s Love

By |2024-11-17T15:26:52-06:00November 17th, 2024|Categories: Catholicism|

Ever since I began priestly formation, the month of November has carried with it a certain solemnity and gravity. In this way, I have found the month to be both celebratory and weighty in nature. Celebratory because I am keenly reminded of life’s goal—heaven. Yet, weighty because of death’s reality and the shortness of my [...]

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