Monthly Archives: May 2012

“A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship, as experience shows that the callosity formed around a broken bone makes it stronger than before.” (St. Francis de Sales) During my High School days, we would … Continue reading →

The following is an excerpt from Margaret Antonio’s recent speech in the Rhode Island Right to Life Oratory Contest. Earlier this year, I went to the doctor’s office for my yearly physical. I was sitting on the examination table, waiting … Continue reading →

“We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.” (G.K. Chesterton) One of the ladies in a very poor village in El Salvador told me as we were walking up … Continue reading →

In these past two weeks I have noticed a strange similarity amongst several of my peers: late homework assignments, lower grades, unfocused study halls, and even messier lockers. It’s all summed up in one word: senioritis. It’s an illness that … Continue reading →

Gorse is a spiny shrub common across Western Europe, but particularly prevalent in Ireland and England. I knew of it from almost as far back as I can remember, listening to my mother read to us from Winnie the Pooh, … Continue reading →

“Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.” ― St. Catherine of Siena My parents were faithfully and, for the most part, happily married for 45 years until my dad died in 1995. My mom told me that there were … Continue reading →

              From our mother’s womb, our life began. As tottlers we loved to hold her hand. Shopping, cooking on the frying pan, No time to read, rest or work her tan.   Mom’s hearts … Continue reading →

“You must follow him along the way of the cross, choosing to be crucified in his way, not yours.” (St. Catherine of Siena, Letter T354.SC) “Above all, I suffered the long tribulation of nine years in solitary confinement: seeing only … Continue reading →

Did it ever happen to you that someone tells you something or that you read something that was just what you needed to hear at the time and you just had to say: “Lord, is it you talking to me”? … Continue reading →

“Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.” (G.K. Chesterton) The Catholic Church is all about Jesus Christ. We go to Mass so as to receive Christ in our hearts, allowing him to transform … Continue reading →