Monthly Archives: April 2013

What a paradox love is! So many times it seems to be the “loser”, and yet something tells us that in the end it will win. Jesus loves the Pharisees, the scribes, the ordinary people, yet many of their stony … Continue reading →

Following is the final blog from Angela DiLaura of Everest Collegiate High School, about her senior class pilgrimage to the Holy Land. At 3:15 am on Holy Thursday, I stumbled through the dark, trying to turn off my alarm before … Continue reading →

“When suffering overtakes us, let us accept it with a smile. This is the greatest gift of God: having the courage to accept with a smile whatever he gives us and whatever he takes from us.” —   Blessed Mother … Continue reading →

“When this body is gravely ill, totally incapacitated, and the person is almost incapable of living and acting, all the more do interior maturity and spiritual greatness become evident, constituting a touching lesson to those who are healthy and normal.” … Continue reading →

Inspired by someone who said that Christ staying with us in the Eucharist is crazier than us staying up to be with Him at midnight. When I was younger, I always thought that when I grew up, I wound fall … Continue reading →

We all know that to be a Regnum Christi consecrated women, you have to be able to sing, and to be a Legionary priest, you have to be an athlete. Not really, but you would think so after some happenings … Continue reading →

The air is heavy with noise: countless people laughing, singing, and whispering prayers. The air is cold but at the same time filled with supernatural warmth and expectation. The air is…well frankly, there’s not much air at all; most of … Continue reading →

Poor Mary Magdalene.  I think she would have a thing or two to say about how she is portrayed today by many who have an “agenda” regarding the “proper” role of women in the church. The examples I could name … Continue reading →

Mercy is fearless and unafraid. Mercy doesn’t point a finger, hold on to the past or criticize wrongdoing.  Mercy recognizes painful truth but pours out a balm of love on it. Mercy is unending, all powerful, almost overwhelming in its … Continue reading →

Pope Francis seems to have a foot problem.  And no, I don’t mean he is putting his foot in his mouth.  That I have not observed nor do I expect to.  But in other situations related to the foot… First, … Continue reading →