Last year, during Lent, a friend and I decided that instead of giving UP something we would DO something.  Because my friend had had a trying experience on the road that morning, we pledged to try to be less aggressive and more polite when we were driving our cars.As I […]

For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, Plans for your welfare not for woe!  Plans to give you a future full of hope. (Jeremiah 29: 11)Plans: I have always been a planner.  When I was a child, every single year, I would start planning […]

There is a beautiful telling of the Nativity Story found in a small Germanic village which might shine light for us upon the prophetic words we hear this Epiphany Sunday from the great Prophet Isaiah: “Rise up in splendor, Jeru­salem! Your light has come, the glory of the LORD shines […]

When looking at the Nativity scene in my living room, I find so much generosity, so much tenderness and love…so much so that I don’t want the year to end without having written what my heart feels this Christmas.I look at the mother, my mother, with her peaceful and sweet […]

We have always heard that Christmas is the feast to be with family; to reconcile ourselves with those from whom we have been distanced; to be sensitive to others.  Those who are more spiritual say that it is the feast of God becoming man; however, this time I would like […]

On December 12th, several years ago, a little girl, along with her whole family, said, “Yes,” to the Lord; a “yes” to a disease that would only bring them suffering, a lot of pain, anguish, and anxiety without ever understanding why. Today that girl, Christy, is not with us. She […]

Jesus came to transform our lives in all aspects, and among the most revolutionary ones was his invitation to hug our pain, to take up our cross to follow him, to come closer to him, become stronger, repair his heart and purify ourselves. I consider this to be one of […]

Have you ever done something that you thought was the right or the proper thing to do, but the other person took it the wrong way or reacted differently than you expected? Has this made you feel angry, sad, frustrated or dissapointed? In any relationship, managing and understanding expectations is […]

Thanksgiving was established as a religious holiday. Abraham Lincoln signed the proclamation that instituted Thanksgiving as a national holiday. The document of 1863 established that the last Thursday of November would be set aside as a day of giving thanks to God. In 1941, President Roosevelt changed the day to […]

A few days ago, I was at the gym. I try to go often to do my routine exercises with the purpose of shedding a few extra pounds. That day, I had arrived an hour later than usual. What a surprise! The gym was full! There were no available machines […]