Category Archives: RC Live

“Do you believe that you can change the world?” asked Pope Francis to the youth in the Welcoming Ceremony this evening. He actually asked this same question a few times, and waited for the answer of the crowd. The Pope … Continue reading →

Pope Francis finally arrived in Krakow. The whole city is in a huge celebration. I was in the center of town when he got to his house. All the streets were taken by storm by thousands of pilgrims trying to … Continue reading →

“WYD Krakow 2016 has begun,” were the words of Card. Stanisław Dziwisz at the end of the Opening Mass today. What a beautiful feast of Mercy we are celebrating here. I had the grace to receive tickets right in front … Continue reading →

Fr Jacques Hamel, 85, died this morning. I didn’t know Fr Jacque.  In fact, before today I had never heard of him.  Most of us have never heard of most Catholic priests.  They are men who serve the Church, bring … Continue reading →

There is ongoing Eucharistic Adoration in many of the churches in Krakow. Most of them are always packed with young men and women. In each of those churches there is an Ecclesial Movement that is in charge of the adoration. … Continue reading →

Yesterday, as I entered a restaurant to have dinner, I stumbled on a Mexican young man that I met three years ago in WYD Rio. We recognized each other right away. That is one of the neat experiences of this … Continue reading →

World Youth Day 2016 grows bigger and bigger each day. And the Regnum Christi presence is getting larger. We began this day with Mass with representatives of the whole RC family. There were Legionary priests and brothers, consecrated men and … Continue reading →

Today we had more training sessions led by professional interpreters. By the way, I finally learned the difference between interpreting and translating. The interpreter not just translates words but also communicates emotions, voice tone, silence. It will be a great … Continue reading →

This post is dedicated to my friends Ruth and Elizabeth in thanksgiving. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us! One thing I have noticed about the Holy Spirit is that when He is really on the move, the same message … Continue reading →

My first day in Poland was full of excitement. The airplane to Warsaw was delayed a few hours. That was bad because I was supposed to take a train to Krakow. I was nervous at first, but started praying and … Continue reading →