In today’s First Reading from the First Book of Kings, we hear the story of how the Lord appeared to King Solomon in a dream. In the dream, God simply said,”Ask something of me and I will give it to you.”Do you ever think for a moment what it would […]

We are in the middle of the summer. We are in the midst of a time that we call “rest.”  It’s something we wait for the whole year because we feel overwhelmed by work commitments and the different tensions of family life. Usually, it is as if we look at […]

A sower went out to sow…. (Matthew 13:3)Most of us know the Parable of the Sower well. It is one of my favorites.  Perhaps the reason I like it so much is because I am an avid gardener and I love to grow things pretty much any place I can. […]

Over the past few days, I was walking along the beach while praying. Suddenly, I stopped at a place on the seashore where there were several rocks and I noticed that in the middle of some of them there was a very small pool of seawater – enough for a […]

I would like when we meet in the neighborhood, making rosaries or at some other event that unites us, to hear your ideas.  What do you expect from me? What do you expect from Build the Faith bloggers? Today, I’m sharing what it means for me to be a blogger […]

The word simplicity comes from the Latin word “simplex,” meaning “single, simple or one‑fold. Simple people are unique, without decorations or artifice, and they do not need to exhibit possessions or qualities.  Because there is no ostentation or duplicity in them, they are free from material and emotional desires, and […]

When I was 18, I was diagnosed with cancer. For the next 7½ weeks, my father stopped working, went to church every morning to pray for me, and sat all day by my hospital bed. It took me half a lifetime to come to appreciate my dad’s sacrifice for me […]

One of the most compelling witness stories I have ever heard about the True Presence of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament was what moved the Venerable Bishop Fulton Sheen to make a daily Holy Hour (Adoration) for the rest of his life.  Bishop Sheen tells what was shared with […]

Since I started as a Prison Chaplain last December, I began a Book Club with the inmates.  We have been reading and discussing books like Les Misérables, Man’s Search for Meaning and, currently, Siddhartha. The main characters of these tales suffer immensely as they journey through life. Happiness isn’t really […]

As parents, God has entrusted us with a mission, to form souls for Heaven, being a bridge and instrument of his sanctifying grace. This is how the Catechism of Pope Saint Pius X teaches us, “Parents…have an obligation to ensure that their children and dependents learn Christian doctrine….”1 This vocational […]