Monthly Archives: December 2015

Every other week I get the opportunity to accompany Patricia Bannon as she distributes communion in a hospital in Madrid. The whole process is very simple but impacting especially in light of the Jubilee Year of Mercy that we are … Continue reading →

Today on the third Sunday of Advent we are invited to ask ourselves, in what do we rejoice? In our lives, there are moments that are moments of real joy for us; things happen that we will never forget. Today … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving in Madrid way surpassed my expectations. God has a habit of doing that. Being greeted by my community, as well as the apostolate community, with a chorus of hugs and “Happy Thanksgiving” on Thursday morning started the celebrations. Since … Continue reading →

Hidden in a niche in Rome’s Basilica of Saint Sebastian is a little-known Bernini treasure: his “Salvator Mundi,” or Saviour of the World. I rather happened upon it by accident, popping into a cool church to find relief after a … Continue reading →

The consecrated in formation just finished a 3 day course on the vow of chastity. Our program of formation this year is taking a special emphasis on chastity, so various means are being utilized to go deeper in this area. … Continue reading →

I recently made my first visit to an ICU. But let me clarify: I wasn’t the patient—I was the student. Just two hours, and I learned so much. As one of our apostolic experiences, those of us in the studies … Continue reading →

Christ’s love in the manger is overwhelming. In the minor seminary, we used to have special dinners in preparation for Christmas. We called them Posadas after the Spanish tradition of having a procession in memory of the inns (“posada” is … Continue reading →

“I don’t understand!” A whiney voice from the back of the 12 passenger van. I turned around. I wasn’t sure what my 9 year old brother was talking about. “What is it, Isaiah?” 11 people. 12 passenger van. 7 hour … Continue reading →

Christ is coming. We are already a good ways into advent. Time is flying. The readings today remind us of the urgency to prepare for our Lord. The days we have left, we need to find what is stopping God … Continue reading →

Yesterday was our Bless-the-Baby-Jesus mass for the preschool. At the end of mass, all the children came up to the front of the Church and got ready to bless their baby Jesus figurines individually. It was then that we heard … Continue reading →