Monthly Archives: March 2016

“Fr. Michael, I have tried to live my life with dignity, and I think that I have done a good job.  Now, I am going to try to die with dignity.  I have never done this before, so I am asking for … Continue reading →

“See, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? In the wilderness I make a way, in the wastelands, rivers” (Isaiah 43:19). I am making all things new… Do you not perceive it? Where … Continue reading →

7 Tips for a Strong Marriage 1. Christ needs to be “first” and at the center: Frequent Mass, regular Confession, and personal prayer are essential for gaining the necessary graces for a strong unity and charity in marriage. 2. Marital … Continue reading →

My History of the Church class is, at times, quite amusing. Today it evoked a few smiles from the professor and students alike, especially from the international students. When you study ancient and medieval history of the Church (or regular … Continue reading →

What is it that happens when I contemplate Christ crucified? Something in me- deep in my being, my soul- is activated. I no longer experience fear, worry, and passing things weighing me down. Somehow I am lifted above that because … Continue reading →

“Give us Lord a strong heart like that of the Virgin Mary, so that we can consecrate our lives to you, and thus we will see that everything becomes new in you, Lord. Gives us power to unite ourselves to … Continue reading →

Two of my fellow Americans and I are waiting outside our professor´s office to take our History of the Church oral exam. We´re supposed to start at 9:30, and we´re eager to start and finish, since it´s our last exam … Continue reading →

It is amazing to me to see how Christ works. The sin of this woman went from being what could have been the cause of her death to being the cause of her life. Christ was able to enter into … Continue reading →

The narration of the temptations in the desert in the Gospel of Luke finishes in verse 13, “And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.” Would the devil come back to tempt … Continue reading →

It was a moment that all of us had secretly been waiting for since August; the moment when the “American directors” came to Spain for their formation course in February. Oddly enough about half of them are not American- God … Continue reading →