In the Pauline Family founded by Blessed James Alberione, there is an Institute for married couples called the Holy Family Institute. In this institute, married couples take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. When I share this with people, they want to object: Vow of poverty? Vow of chastity? Vow […]

Three weeks ago, I traveled to Washington, D.C. with over 300 people from Boston, mostly young people, for the Annual March for Life, where hundreds of thousands gathered as witnesses to the sacredness of human life beginning in the womb. This well-organized, peaceful, joyful March through the streets of our […]

We make many important decisions that determine our future when we are young. Medical research is suggesting that our brains haven’t developed fully until our mid-twenties, but that may be too late to change the direction of our lives.Christina’s life is an example of a young person making a huge decision and her […]

There are fewer and fewer who go to Mass. Even so, researchers predict the few that do go to Mass will have a stronger faith than those that do not participate in the Sacraments.  When Christina Dangond was nine years old, her parents asked me if I could bring Holy […]

As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you. (Isaiah 66:13) I’ve been asked many times by my parents to write a post here about my sister, Christy. Every time, I have refused, wondering, “What could I say about her life that they could not say better?” When […]

A few weeks ago, on a bright and crisp fall day, I headed to mass with a particularly restless heart. I was counting the minutes to get to mass and give all my worries to God. I knelt down in the first pew and started asking God to help me […]

The holidays are over. We are all trying to settle back into the natural rhythm of our lives.  Many of us are busy reflecting on what we want from our lives in 2023 and choosing our New Year’s resolutions.  Though having goals for oneself is a worthy endeavor, it can […]

Misfortune will not reach you nor will the plague come near your tent, for the angels have been ordered to escort you in all your ways. They will hold you in their hands so that you do not trip your foot on a stone. (Psalm 91:10-120) We have just started […]

And Blessed is the Fruit of your Womb, Jesus In the poverty of a stable, without any pomp or grandeur, God broke into the darkness of the world hidden in the vulnerability of a little baby.  The entire cosmos was filled with the splendor of divine light, and the destiny […]

I first heard the call to the priesthood shortly after graduating college. At that time, I taught sixth grade English and Social Studies at Clarke Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts. In addition to teaching, I coached soccer, basketball, and baseball.  On a beautiful June day in 2016, I was on […]