Monthly Archives: May 2013

More than ten years ago I heard a catchy phrase associated with an Evangelical college campus ministry that still reverberates in my mind, that is: “It is a sin to make the Gospel boring.” And just recently I heard a … Continue reading →

How much we wish we were perfect. We want to be the one who everybody else looks up to, that perfect Legionary, or perfect student, perfect mom, etc. Yet we know we aren’t. If you think I am, you’re sorely … Continue reading →

Yesterday we went to the Arc Ten City, where more than 5,000 families live. It’s a city all right but a very different one from the ones back home. No electricity, no running water, no streets, no lights, no stores, … Continue reading →

“A paradox is not a conflict within reality. It is a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality should be like.” — Richard Feynman It’s not easy finding people who like reading the works of American fiction writer … Continue reading →

…The dichotomy of seeing the images of Mary marching through the secularism of Times Square with song and prayer was a miracle in itself. These are the words of RC member Adele Bruschi discussing the Marian procession she helped organize … Continue reading →

To know the Holy Spirit, is to begin to know a friend. When we make a friend, what do we do? We invite, we speak, we spend time together. The depiction of him as a mysterious white dove floating out … Continue reading →

On Thursday, May 24, we placed a memorial plaque of Daniela Heredia in the Lourdes grotto at Mater Ecclesiae College. The memorial was celebrated with words of thanksgiving for Daniela’s life and the impact she made on each of us. … Continue reading →

Lotion, pipe cleaners and a smile: I know, a weird combination. Let me explain. Yesterday we went to San Fil, the Home of the Dying run by the Missionaries of Charity in Haiti. There are 242 patients ranging from 10 … Continue reading →

In two months – to the day – I will be celebrating 18 years of my first yes to Christ. This morning I was in a chapel with more than 30 Missionaries of Charity. The chapel was all “dressed up”: … Continue reading →

Here in Haiti, the spiritual world lives. The Our Father: give us this day our daily bread; The Hail Mary: pray for us sinners in the hour of our death; today’s gospel: “Whoever gives a cup of water to these … Continue reading →