Jesús, en ti confio.  Jesus, I trust in you.  My little sister’s favorite words echo in my head, immediately generating a surge of strength and energy that electrifies me from head to toe.  The phrase fosters hope in my mind, courage in my heart, and confidence in my right foot […]

What a beautiful month! No matter where you live – in the North or the South, the East or the West, in the city or the suburbs, in little villages or on the largest of farms, by yourself or with others – the month of October will bring to us […]

A few weeks back, I wrote to you about how to have spirituality in your marriage and bring God into the center of the relationship. I also shared that loving your partner and being willing to have a long-lasting marriage, is a decision. Just because you have made this decision, […]

Dear Friends, The last months have been extremely difficult. We all witnessed an enormous amount of suffering all around us. Nevertheless, in the midst of this chaos, one thing was very clear to me, the best contribution I could give to the people was to share and to announce the […]

Very early, I prepared my coffee to take with me to the garden where I like to pray. I have named it “the garden of Maria,” not only because there I have the image of our Lady of Fatima, but also because it’s my place for silence and contemplative prayer. […]

Make no mistake about it, these are difficult days. The last six months have introduced us to an unforeseen pandemic, closed Churches, race riots, political unrest, destruction of property and division throughout the country. We’ve been asked to quarantine, social distance, cover our faces and even isolate ourselves from our […]

May the Word of God be forever on my mind, on my lips and in my heart! This prayer, said by the priest or deacon right before the proclamation of the Gospel at Mass, is often unspoken, yet it is one of my favorites.  The only indication of the congregation […]

About twenty years ago, three of my good friends decided to go skydiving.  I had no idea what that was.  I shivered as I heard them describe to me that you jump off a plane in tandem with the instructor – who is behind you – from an altitude of […]

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Jesus, Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:8) In a materialistic world that charms us with the promises of instant gratification and comfort, we can fall into the trap of becoming automatons, running in circles, losing our own identities and […]

When I was a child, my father was asked the question, what do you want most for your children? I recall that he answered, “I want them to have an easier life than I had.”  It turns out that this was a typical answer given by working class parents who […]