Following Jesus is following the path of love. It looks easy on the surface, but in reality, we all know that it is not. Love implies making decisions that are usually very difficult. It requires a selfless heart. Real and authentic love is accompanied by self-sacrifice. In order to prepare […]

In the summer of 2022, I kept myself busy organizing the upcoming move to college of my twin sons, Carlos and Luis. It was a deadline for which I had been preparing for 18 years, yet I was not ready. Not even close.With every day that went by I felt […]

At the end of my third year in the seminary, after spending my last two summer vacations outside of the country, I spent the summer at home. While I was there, I was happy to visit old friends and all the places I used to frequent.  When the day finally […]

Lord, will only a few people be saved?  The answer to this question hits all of us directly, not so much because of the number, but as individuals.  Jesus replied: “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter, but will not be […]

All of us at some time in life have gone through moments in which we lose control, in which our feelings and passions manage to dominate us and make us perpetrators of acts that we later regret. These are moments in which our passions take over our good wishes and […]

I have very distinct memories from visiting and volunteering in some of the poorest areas of the United States, Central & South America, and two African nations. As a young adult, years before entering the seminary, I had my first volunteer home repair assignment in the poverty-stricken region of the […]

In Chapter 3 of John’s Gospel, we encounter Nicodemus, a religious man who was very interested in the ‘things of God.’ Nicodemus comes to Jesus, recognizing him as Master and seeking instruction. More so than new learning though, I think Nicodemus sought a change in himself and, thus, a new […]

Who is my neighbor?  This is a question with which I have quietly struggled many times in my life. The motto of the Catholic School where I work is: See Christ in others, be Christ to others.  At St. Catherine’s that can be challenging at times but in the world, it […]

I have come so that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10)Many times we measure the quality of a person’s life by virtue of his or her physical and mental health; however, for us Christians, there are four signs that tell us whether or not a person […]