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October 2011

October 16, 2011

Roman church vandalized

This morning I heard about riots in Rome and I immediately became curious about where...

October 15, 2011

Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) is best known reforming the Carmelite Religious Order in the...

October 13, 2011

Great book about the mystery of suffering

I bought the book Making Sense Out of Suffering by American Catholic philosopher Peter Kreeft...

October 12, 2011

Our Lady of Pilar

Today the Feast of Our Lady of Pilar is celebrated throughout Spain, Latin America, the Philippines and...

October 08, 2011

Tornado at the Airport

One of the last things you may want to see before your airplane takes...

October 06, 2011

New Deacon for Savannah: Deo Gratias!

This morning, Jason Adams of Cordele, Georgia was ordained to the Order of Deacon at...

October 05, 2011

Romanesque meets 1960

I found the architecture in this small street of Zamora, Spain very interesting due to...

October 02, 2011

Allegory of the Tree of Life

This is a very thought-provoking painting by the sixteenth century painter Ignacio de Ries at...

October 01, 2011

God’s Gift in Barcelona

The almost finished interior of the Basilica and Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Templo...

October 01, 2011

Saint Therese of Lisieux

When I first began seminary studies, the book I Believe in Love by Father Jean...

September 2011

September 29, 2011

Saint Michael the Archangel

[from my parish bulletin] Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Archangels Michael,...

September 27, 2011

Tradition is the democracy of the dead

G.K. Chesterton said that "tradition is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit...

September 25, 2011

Moses and Prayer

Last night I heard a beautiful parallel between Moses praying while Israel battled against Amalek...

September 23, 2011

Shrine of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

If there is a 20th century saint that has fueled the faith of a nation,...

September 22, 2011

Catholicism by Robert Barron

Last night I watched the first two episodes of Catholicism, a recently completed 10-part series...

September 21, 2011

Feast of Saint Matthew

I always love reading the Gospel passage of the call of Saint Matthew, which is...

September 18, 2011

Bill Maher and Creationism

I had never seen a depiction of a human being and a dinosaur that implied...

September 17, 2011

My Photo Collection

While in seminary in Rome I would send pictures back home to share with my...

September 16, 2011

The mice came out and played

Whenever I leave the office for a few days, the mice come out and play....

September 16, 2011

Family Wedding

Last weekend I had the joy of officiating the wedding of my cousin Maria Fe...

September 07, 2011

Most Beautiful Church

Some time ago, someone asked me, "out of all the churches you have visited, which...

September 03, 2011

Love is a Choice

[Homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A]If love were only a feeling,...

September 02, 2011

The Catholicism Project

For many years Father Robert Barron, a priest from the Archdiocese of Chicago, has been...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Another First as a Priest

Yesterday evening I had another first experience as a priest, my first confirmation.The first few...

August 28, 2011

Pick up your cross and follow me

[Homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A] Have you ever felt...

August 26, 2011

Beautiful Prayer

My canon law professor in seminary, Padre Urru, always began class with a beautiful prayer....

August 24, 2011

Out of the Mouth of Babes

This morning at the children's Mass I asked the children why it's easy to pull...

August 23, 2011

Estadisticas de la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud

La Jornada Mundial de la Juventud (JMJ) fue un encuentro impresionante. Alguien la llamo las...

August 23, 2011

World Youth Day Statistics

World Youth Day in Madrid was an impressive gathering. I heard it referred to as...

August 22, 2011

The Assumption in Prison

Last Monday I celebrated Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady at...