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Holy Week is the Hallway to Life
It is Palm Sunday. This coming week will be filled with the chaos of disorder and the abyss of suffering. Many people have regarded the past year as a desert of illness, political unrest, financial hardship and worldwide strife. The week we are entering now is an event that experiences […]
Keep Going—Don’t Stop
On the first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel of Luke 4:1-11 reminded me of a moment from my childhood… One day, my grandmother wanted to prepare a dessert for my uncle and me. She asked us to go to the store to buy the ingredients. Happily, we accepted the task. […]
Growing Our Hope: The Way to God
The Second Vatican Council emerged as a response to contemporary man. Its message of pastoral renewal and spiritual transformation traced a horizon of hope-filled lights on the path of humanity. I feel that I am a spiritual child of its teachings, which marked my path towards God. That faithful God […]
Created for Greatness: Take the Risk for God
What if the greatest risk for Catholics wasn’t in the world, but in their faith? Imagine those who fearlessly throw themselves into their work or passions but hesitate when it comes to their spiritual fervor or apostolic mission. St. Peter lived this when he stepped out of the boat in […]
Spiritual Summer Camp
If you were a summer camp kid, you know the magic. Words fall short of describing the distillation of memory, timelessness, and unbridled fun that is summer camp. Everything is heightened. The sun is hotter against the skin and the lake is fresher when exploded open by a courageous canon […]
Prudence, Mother of All Virtues
A couple of weeks ago, I started participating in a seminar on natural law, and I heard a phrase that caught my attention: “Without prudence, the other virtues could not exist.” This sparked my curiosity and my desire to learn more about it. To begin with, prudence is the first of the […]
Blessings of the “In Between”
Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history. (Definition of Ordinary Time from USCCB) This blog post is a little different for me because it isn’t about a part of Scripture from […]
Let Us Worship God
Jesus said to him: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37) We are taught from childhood that God’s love is infinite, that His mercy and ability to forgive us are magnanimous, and that we […]
Self-Knowledge and Inner Peace
In the bustle of the world, where haste prevails and distractions seem endless, learning to remain calm is an art mastered only through connection with the essential. It is not about fleeing difficulties or suppressing emotions, but in facing them with the certainty that every experience is part of the […]
Real Men Pray
A lot has been written about the crisis facing men and boys in 21st century America. In the last several decades women have benefited financially because of increased educational and professional opportunities, making it possible for them to either partner with their spouses or single-handedly provide for the economic needs […]
