Monthly Archives: February 2012

“Troubles melt away before a fervent prayer like snow before the sun.” (St. John Vianney) When your burden is too heavy, when your mental or emotional pain is too much, when you don’t have the strength or desire to keep … Continue reading →

I am a high-energy person but I can easily get stressed out. One thing that helps this out is our biweekly outing to the country. We often hike to a small medieval village or play volleyball. All the while, we are … Continue reading →

“My children, we are in reality only what we are in the eyes of God, and nothing more.” (St. John Vianney) Christ does not need to take an MRI of our soul, he grasps it immediately. The external appearances mean … Continue reading →

I was stunned and unbelieving the first time I saw it in Kentucky: twenty cars on a Friday night slowly circling around a McDonald’s restaurant.  At first I thought McDonald’s must have beendoing good business with their new Chicken something, … Continue reading →

I managed to avoid it for 10 years, but no longer. In the Legion, we have an internal e-mail service called LaRed that delivers news about apostolates, professions, travels of the General Director, books published, etc. Somehow I flew under … Continue reading →

“‘When I am about to talk with anybody,’ said a young village girl, ‘I picture to myself Jesus Christ and how gracious and friendly He was to everyone.’” (St. John Vianney) One of my favorite teachers at St. Hugo’s Grade … Continue reading →

“Always treat ladies with the greatest respect. Do this wherever you meet them. Show them that you regard them not as equals, but as superiors. Bestow upon them those little attentions at home and abroad which go so far toward … Continue reading →

Since 2010, we have being serving a little Mayan village called Nuevo Durango in Quintana Roo, MX. We helped construct a Church – we furnished it completely – you can’t imagine how much I’ve bragged about it. Last summer we … Continue reading →