Monthly Archives: December 2014

I swapped hats with the pope today! Yes! Browsing through some liturgical goods stores here in Rome yesterday, I found one that sold white zucchetos – papal hats. I got one and brought it to the Wednesday audience today, held … Continue reading →

“To be a disciple of Christ is not a guarantee of always remaining on the path; rather it is a commitment- a promise – to stay as near to the path as the will allows, and to struggle back onto … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to Mexico to visit my family. As you can imagine I was very excited; spending time with my family is one of the things I love the most. During … Continue reading →

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” –– Abraham Lincoln What miracle occurred last December in America’s largest maximum security prison, Angola (Louisiana)? The inmates built a Catholic chapel dedicated to Our Lady … Continue reading →

Over the past three weeks we have seen record highs and record lows in patient numbers. Our record high number of patients began shortly after a young man — infected with Ebola — fled from Monrovia. Due to being in … Continue reading →

“A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell, at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will … Continue reading →

Lily Margaret from Houston painted this for her grandmother, Peggy. It reminded me of a story my mother shared with me about a man back home who was intrigued by a family he would see every Sunday morning at the … Continue reading →

“Nothing can destroy love which is rooted and founded in Christ.” St. John Chrysostom So many of the early Christians were fed to the lions and martyred because they refused to renounce their Faith. How deep is your love for … Continue reading →

You can’t call it a vacation. But can you call it school? Sunday to Thursday, November 30 to December 4, 70 student and 10 teachers camp out and excavate the first century town of Magdala. The ninth grade class of … Continue reading →

There’s an old piece of advice given to priests: “Celebrate this mass as if it were your first mass, as if it were your last mass, as if it were your only mass.” Thinking back to my first mass almost … Continue reading →