Author Archives: Amélie Torre

We were already late, or so we thought. I had grown up near the Holy Name parish in New Orleans, and I don’t think there was ever a Sunday when we weren’t running late.  There we were, Mom, Dad and … Continue reading →

This past Memorial Day weekend was historic for the precandidacy in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Our last class of 14  graduated on May 26th, just before Pentecost, and former precandidates from everywhere to celebrate the fruits of twenty years of dedication … Continue reading →

This year some of us from Immaculate Conception Academy were able to attend the March for Life in Washington DC. We made the drive out to the National Shrine and literally camped out in one of the pews from 1 … Continue reading →

Since Advent is here, I thought I would simply celebrate some of the things that make it great to be Catholic (and to promote a little evangelization as well.) Believe it or not, the word ‘holiday’ is Catholic. Of course … Continue reading →

It has been about ten to fourteen years since I’ve even picked up copies of The Iliad and The Odyssey (affectionately known as The Idiot and The Oddity when I was taking literature courses in college.) Now I’m teaching them … Continue reading →

Yesterday I brought some of my students from Immaculate Conception Academy to a local parish to help out with CCD. I comfortably settled down to get some really overdue letters written (yes, I still believe in hand-written letters; I’m a … Continue reading →

‘[A] person’s sexuality extends to every level of his being: physical, emotional, intellectual, volitional. Each of us feels, thinks, wills as a man or as a woman. We are told that each of our cells (even from a fingertip) has … Continue reading →

I have been consecrated in Regnum Christi for fourteen years, and I consider myself very happily married. A lot of people can’t quite understand this. But I would like to explain why a spousal relationship with Christ is so special, … Continue reading →