As parents, we are the tour guides who help our little blessings figure out this world. We impart knowledge, wisdom, values, social skills, academic skills, life skills and faith! We show them sights they haven’t seen and guide the path that they will soon learn to walk on their own. […]

When Adam and Eve first ate of the forbidden fruit, they experienced a shame that led them to cover their nakedness. This carries a significant spiritual weight. Their physical state of nakedness, prior to the fall, pointed to the spiritual truth that nothing lay hidden between them, their hearts were […]

It is Palm Sunday. This coming week will be filled with the chaos of disorder and the abyss of suffering.  Many people have regarded the past year as a desert of illness, political unrest, financial hardship and worldwide strife. The week we are entering now is an event that experiences […]

On the first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel of Luke 4:1-11 reminded me of a moment from my childhood… One day, my grandmother wanted to prepare a dessert for my uncle and me. She asked us to go to the store to buy the ingredients. Happily, we accepted the task.  […]

The Second Vatican Council emerged as a response to contemporary man. Its message of pastoral renewal and spiritual transformation traced a horizon of hope-filled lights on the path of humanity. I feel that I am a spiritual child of its teachings, which marked my path towards God. That faithful God […]

What if the greatest risk for Catholics wasn’t in the world, but in their faith? Imagine those who fearlessly throw themselves into their work or passions but hesitate when it comes to their spiritual fervor or apostolic mission. St. Peter lived this when he stepped out of the boat in […]

If you were a summer camp kid, you know the magic. Words fall short of describing the distillation of memory, timelessness, and unbridled fun that is summer camp. Everything is heightened. The sun is hotter against the skin and the lake is fresher when exploded open by a courageous canon […]

A couple of weeks ago, I started participating in a seminar on natural law, and I heard a phrase that caught my attention: “Without prudence, the other virtues could not exist.” This sparked my curiosity and my desire to learn more about it. To begin with, prudence is the first of the […]

Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history.  (Definition of Ordinary Time from USCCB) This blog post is a little different for me because it isn’t about a part of Scripture from […]

Jesus said to him: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37) We are taught from childhood that God’s love is infinite, that His mercy and ability to forgive us are magnanimous, and that we […]