Monthly Archives: January 2013

In Rome, there are lots of churches, art, and saints. While in Rome, we have the opportunity to pray in these churches before great art and saints. I had managed to visit a few of them, but nowhere near all … Continue reading →

One thing that has always impressed me in coming to Haiti is the unpredictability of certain things, like water for example. Every day since I’ve arrived I haven’t been sure if when I turn on the faucet or the shower, … Continue reading →

No six-month-old should look like James does.  No six-month-old should suffer what James has to suffer.  But I hope and pray that all people will be where James will be in a short amount of time: Heaven. We meet little … Continue reading →

Landing in Haiti yesterday almost a year to the date since my first Haitian mission, was a surreal experience. All I could think was: I’m back! So much has changed; new buildings, less rubble in the streets, I even saw … Continue reading →

“The cross has accompanied me from the cradle; but then, Jesus has made me love it passionately.” (St. Therese of Lisieux) I have always had a huge devotion to the Sacred Heart of Christ. A heart that is wounded and … Continue reading →

Death has come to our house. I have been protected most of my life from death – the only deaths I remember were my four grandparents, my Godfather, a neighbor who was run over by a car, and John Paul … Continue reading →

“The glory of Jesus…that is my whole ambition.” St. Therese of Lisieux  The Blessed Virgin Mary’s only passion and only desire was to fulfill God’s Will in each moment. Virgin birth? No room in the Inn? Flight to Egypt? Poverty … Continue reading →

…When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? (Luke 18:7-8) “The 21st century will be religious, or it will not be at all.” (attributed to French writer André Malraux.) As we usher in 2013, I have … Continue reading →