Monthly Archives: February 2014

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean As you know, my brother, Fr Matthew, trains young people in Poland in how to be apostles. One … Continue reading →

“Judge not lest thee be judged.” – Jesus How many elderly people have I seen and passed by without a thought or, worse, with a harsh judgement? This story made me think about how my heart needs to change. In … Continue reading →

“Son of God” the movie opens Friday in theaters everywhere. Frankly, given the pagan state of our culture, that statement might seem like a fantasy.  It is true. This is the first big “Bible movie” since “Passion of the Christ,” … Continue reading →

Fr Luis Garza LC, territorial director for the North American Territory, has asked all of us to keep those people affected by the violence in Venezuela in our prayers. If you have been watching the news of late, you have … Continue reading →

Nobody wants to take on all the junk in other people’s lives. Some people want to hear all the gossip; I was never even big on that. Plus, a priest needs to take on the sins of the penitents and … Continue reading →

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place”  – George Bernard Shaw There’s a famous pizza place in New Haven called Sally’s. Their coal-fired pizzas are a big hit with the students from nearby … Continue reading →

It started as a normal Monday evening. I had been thinking that day about how God desires mercy over sacrifice. I imagined that this applied to big things, like life decisions, or at least things like deciding whether to criticize … Continue reading →

“Every time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before…all your life long you are turning this central thing either … Continue reading →

In the Story of a Soul, St Therese ponders her vocation and finishes by declaring it is love. So often we can miss this central aspect of the vocation. We think of priests and nuns as those who do things … Continue reading →

“Who do you say that I am?” – Jesus My brother, Fr. Matthew, recently visited the grave of Fr Jerzy Popiełuszko. As a seminarian he were forced to make a break in his seminary studies and do military service in … Continue reading →