My name is Father Andrea.  I am originally from Italy and I have been a priest for two years.   I was almost 8 years old, when my father died of cancer.  Although my father was baptized, he did not grow up going to Church.  In fact, as an adult, he […]

When I was a child, my parents periodically received carton boxes full of supplies for our family business. When empty, I had so much fun building “mansions” out of these carton boxes! As I grew up, I learned that one cannot build anything strong out of flimsy materials such as […]

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, was a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic, whom Our Lord Jesus Christ appeared to between 1673-1675. During these eighteen months, the Lord Jesus revealed twelve promises to St. Margaret Mary for those who would respond to the pleading of His Heart and make an effort […]

While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take it; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, ‘This is my […]

Each one of us has experienced the 2020 pandemic in a unique way.  I have personally experienced it with some intensity, as the city I come from, Madrid, was impacted in dramatic ways.  It brought to the forefront the value and dignity of each and every human life – particularly […]

“Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” (Ps 104:30) It was her birthday and she was turning eight years old. (She is so excited for the day she will receive her First Holy Communion, recently postponed due to COVID-19.) She’s the darling of her doting […]

We are preparing in the Church for the Feast of the Ascension. Does this feast day matter? It falls between Easter and Pentecost. Is it inconsequential? Let’s see.It is 8:00am on Friday morning here in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The air around me is silent and still. That has become the norm […]

Today, in this time of pandemic, we are all concerned about keeping our physical bodies safe and healthy.  Yet, have you given any thought to what you must do to keep your spirit safe and healthy?Yesterday, a friend called me and asked me to pray for him.  “I have a […]

Several years ago, when I was knee-deep in my parenting role, someone told me, “As a mother, I give you a B+.”  Although a B+ is actually a pretty good grade, I was trying so hard to be a good mother, that I became distraught when I heard my rating […]

In the middle of the storm, it is natural for us to pray for strength to steer our boat, to seek to understand, to find hope, and to seek a lighthouse that can guide us.  With our eyes wide open, we look for something on which we can hang our […]