The most common phrase in the Bible is “Do not be afraid” (or some version thereof).  It is no accident that it appears 365 times—one time for every day of the year.   Part of our human nature is to worry.  We all want to feel like we know where […]

To live a Spiritual Marriage.   How do you live a Spiritual Marriage?  By having God in your relationship and having a relationship of three, where God is in the center of you and your spouse, fortifying the bond between the two of you and providing strength, support, and guidance.  […]

On a typical day, sort of inadvertently, I felt a little mass on my left breast and, less than a week later, I was in an operating room to resect a malignant tumor.  Can this event change a person’s life?  I must say, undoubtedly, yes. When you are diagnosed with […]

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 […]