Author Archives: Paola Trevino

For the past 10 years I have been living half of my Advent in Spiritual Exercises (an 8-day silent retreat) but this year was different. This Christmas while most people were in Christmas parties, buying last minute gifts, baking cookies, … Continue reading →

I was checking my Facebook and saw two interesting pictures:           Then I went on to open my email and I saw the headline of a news article by Katie Pavlich: “76 Percent of America Thinks … Continue reading →

Today, something very special happened; we lost a teenager — Matt Castinado turned 20! He said it was a memorable birthday, different than any other.

Today the missionary elves wrapped up many projects!  The morning started off with a big bowl of oatmeal for each missionary, simple but delicious food for hungry and busy missionaries.  Afterwards we piled all the suitcases full of supplies, 20 … Continue reading →

One of the Missionaries of Charity shared a reflection with us: “Haiti is a poverty stricken country but that is not what causes such suffering. Christ was born into poverty. This suffering is caused through neglect. Love is the only … Continue reading →

“I thirst”, the famous phrase of Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, is imprinted in all the chapels of her society of Sisters, at the left side of the crucifix. Two words give such a powerful message.  Here in Haiti I … Continue reading →

For first-time readers, my name is Paola Trevino, consecrated woman in Regnum Christi.  I’m in Port Au Prince, Haiti, on a mission trip with 25 college students. We’re serving with the Missionaries of Charity at their Children’s Home, a clinic … Continue reading →

While most people are baking cookies, buying last-minute gifts, writing Christmas cards, sleeping off their sleepless nights from finals — we have 25 college students, a priest, and a consecrated woman giving their Christmas break to bring Christ’s love to … Continue reading →

I was reading Benedict XVI’s catechesis, whose theme was: “How we are to speak about God to our contemporaries?”  My mind was a blank; I didn’t know what to write about. That night I arrived in Orlando, FL at the … Continue reading →

Along with the famous existential question “to be or not to be”, comes another philosophical one: “What came first, the chicken or the egg?”  Can one exist without the other? We encounter the same situation with faith and reason. But … Continue reading →