Monthly Archives: April 2015

Last year in March, I was with the Regnum Christi apostolate Mission Youth building homes for poor families in the hills of Puebla, Mexico. Each day I drove by a small wooden hut on the side of the road. I … Continue reading →

“Once we take our eyes away from ourselves, from our interests, from our own rights, privileges, ambitions – then they will become clear to see Jesus around us.” — Blessed Mother Teresa 939 PM Metro North Train from Grand Central … Continue reading →

There’s something about the Eucharist. It’s kind of hard for me to explain what I mean, but here goes. Perhaps you remember my story about finding a 5-year old fragment of the Eucharist in a service panel underneath the altar … Continue reading →

Pope Francis revealed in Evangelii Gaudium (n. 27, quote at bottom) that he has a dream for the Church. The dream is of a Church that is fully “mission-oriented” and less concerned with “self-preservation”. It would be a Church that … Continue reading →

“You must use every care to clothe yourselves in God’s armour so that you may be ready to withstand the enemy’s ambush.” — St. Albert Avogadro. There is not much the devil can do against a well-armored Catholic. A strong … Continue reading →

There is something about the ocean that makes you want to simply sit still a while and simply gaze out upon it. After a little bit of fun playing in the waves or lying in the sun, a day at … Continue reading →

I love ice cream. As a child, I always wanted one of those soft-serve machines that I saw at the local co-ops and town halls near our dairy farm in Minnesota. They never ran out: an infinite flow of frozen … Continue reading →

I spent last week among the brothers in black. They structured my days. They scheduled my meals. They shamed into a more regular practice of my prayer life than might normally occur. Although serious in their approach to life, they … Continue reading →

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. – Matthew 25.21 Francis … Continue reading →

“Every aversion, every anger and resentment which we tolerate in our hearts, blocks the door to the Lord.” — Edith Stein Edith Stein was a German philosopher of Jewish descendent. Before the war she become Catholic and become a Carmelite … Continue reading →