Monthly Archives: May 2012

Sometimes in those late-night discussions of religion, friends have reminded me that a certain path to heaven is martyrdom.  I’ve always joked that I was hoping for a somewhat less painful path. I’d like to think that I would have … Continue reading →

Feed the hungry, cure the sick, console the suffering…in normal settings these works of mercy take a month or longer to do. In Haiti, it’s all in a day’s work. Today, desperation, suffering and pain were all quite tangible. Desperation … Continue reading →

Today I started to get a hint of what these young missionaries are seeking. So I will let them “tell you”. While they scraped away old paint off of cribs, I chatted with a few of them and asked them, … Continue reading →

In the mist of the religious liberty battle, the debate over gay marriage, and a culture indecisive about values; young people are out there searching for the truth, searching for something that’s going to give meaning to their lives. This … Continue reading →

Smelly, filthy, austere conditions, hard work, billion and billions of beans….23 missionaries and 230 babies. 10:00 am: Intense heat, bewildered missionaries and a huge task of packing 10,000 pounds of beans. With 23 young souls, this task was accomplished in … Continue reading →

First of all I want to thank each one of you for your help and support in this mission. We are a total of 23 missionaries and one priest. We are all very excited to see what God has in … Continue reading →

My dad was a gentle giant (pictured being blessed by the Pope) He hovered at 6 ft 1 inch, maintained his physical condition from his Army-Air Force days, was “type A” all the way, but he maintained a certain gentleness … Continue reading →

Looking over my shoulder, I can see the peak behind me. Before me lies the community lunching in the shade. I sit down exhausted and grab for the nearest grub. I just finished 6 miles, 3000ft up and back down … Continue reading →

At different times we have an opportunity to visit different cultural and religious sites here in Rome. One tradition started by St Phillip Neri was to visit a series of 7 churches. (He started it to counteract Mardi Gras.) Now … Continue reading →

Last fall, I was the teacher instead of the student for the first time. Faced with a room full of 15-year-olds, I decided to begin an activity to get to know them. After asking them a few fun questions about … Continue reading →