Born and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, I hail from an all but ordinary family; my father being the quintessential Irish Catholic Bostonian and my mother, a Dominican immigrant who came to Boston at the age of 17. It was always my parents’ priority to instill in us, their six children, […]

God’s design for every woman is impeccable. When he created us in his image he gifted us the ability to manifest his glorious love through motherhood.  Though people can become mothers in a variety of ways, I became a mother through pregnancy.  From the first moment I found out I […]

Many of us who are married experience the great gift and blessing of becoming parents. When we are parents, we have the opportunity to help, prepare, and educate your children as they grow and become ready for their own lives. As a parent, you also bear a significant responsibility of […]

As I write this blog, we are on the verge of Holy Week and in a unique way I have been pondering the crucifix. The crucifix is often seen as a symbol of pain and death but as disciples of Jesus Christ we know that the crucifix is the altar […]

Certainly, the greatest of childhood memories for me and my siblings around Easter Sunday mornings were Mass at Church – dressed to the nines, of course – and happy family gatherings. For sure, my siblings and I took advantage – as do all children – of the many sweets we […]

Today we find ourselves confronted with the reality of a mental health crisis.  It manifests itself in various illnesses like depression, which can be silent and can take over the individual who suffers from it. Depression attacks the depths of human beings, taking any sort of hope for life and […]

It has often been discussed, what was Jesus’ greatest suffering during his passion? Some think it was during his agony on the Mount of Olives, when he had in front of his eyes the weight of the sin of all humankind; however, I believe that the moment of greatest pain […]

Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans? By no means! (Luke 13:2)

 My view of God growing up was very much the old man in the sky waiting and watching to catch me messing up so He could […]

We are all shocked by the images of the bombardments in Ukraine. We are all devastated to know that today, just on the other side of the ocean, there are parents who are losing their children and children who are seeing their parents being killed. I am Italian and therefore […]

Since we were kids, we used to hear a wise proverb from mom and dad, which is perhaps, at first glance, a raw truth of life. They used to tell us frequently:  “in life nothing is guaranteed to happen, except death.”  It’s true, indeed very true. The only sure thing […]