Dear Friends, The last months have been extremely difficult. We all witnessed an enormous amount of suffering all around us. Nevertheless, in the midst of this chaos, one thing was very clear to me, the best contribution I could give to the people was to share and to announce the only real answer to the […]

Very early, I prepared my coffee to take with me to the garden where I like to pray. I have named it “the garden of Maria,” not only because there I have the image of our Lady of Fatima, but also because it’s my place for silence and contemplative prayer. Every time I enter the […]

Make no mistake about it, these are difficult days. The last six months have introduced us to an unforeseen pandemic, closed Churches, race riots, political unrest, destruction of property and division throughout the country. We’ve been asked to quarantine, social distance, cover our faces and even isolate ourselves from our own family and friends. For […]

May the Word of God be forever on my mind, on my lips and in my heart! This prayer, said by the priest or deacon right before the proclamation of the Gospel at Mass, is often unspoken, yet it is one of my favorites.  The only indication of the congregation saying this prayer is the […]

About twenty years ago, three of my good friends decided to go skydiving.  I had no idea what that was.  I shivered as I heard them describe to me that you jump off a plane in tandem with the instructor – who is behind you – from an altitude of 11,000 feet, free-fall for 5,500 […]

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Jesus, Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:8) In a materialistic world that charms us with the promises of instant gratification and comfort, we can fall into the trap of becoming automatons, running in circles, losing our own identities and souls, in the pursuit of […]