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February 2011

February 11, 2011

Our Lady of Lourdes

When I was five or six years old I remember asking my mom what I...

February 10, 2011

The New Confession App

I find all the hype about the new confession app very surprising. I read two...

February 07, 2011

Joyful Mysteries

[This is an entry from my journal dated January 31st, 2009]During the Virgin Mary’s joyful...

February 06, 2011

Salt of the Earth and Light of the World

[This is my homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A]Have you ever...

February 03, 2011

A Journey of Dedication through Education: Sisters of Saint Joseph

I wrote this paper as a partial requirement to have the Georgia Historical Society erect...

February 01, 2011

Mexican Traditions

Last night I arrived late to a parishioner’s house for a rosary in anticipation for...

January 2011

January 30, 2011

The Beatitudes and Confession

In today’s Gospel Jesus gives us the framework for Christian life with the beatitudes. These...

January 26, 2011

Out of the mouth of babes

Some time ago I was visiting the 2nd grade class at the school and a...

January 16, 2011

John Paul II

In celebration of the recent announcement of John Paul II's upcoming beatification, here are some...

January 15, 2011

Martin Luther King Jr.

[From my parish bulletin] From time to time God raises prophets in the midst of...

January 12, 2011

Archbishop de Jong: The Cost of Speaking Up

Johannes de Jong, Archbishop of Utrecht, the Netherlands, ordered all Catholic parishes in his country...

January 11, 2011

Christian Identity

[This was part of my homily for the feast of The Baptism of the Lord]During...

January 07, 2011

The Our Father – Why the extra line?

I can safely say that everyone is aware that when Catholics and Protestants pray the...

January 05, 2011

Rosary Wearing

A few weeks ago a parishioner who works at a public school called me. The...

December 2010

December 25, 2010

Ecuador Boat Ride

I remembered this morning I had these pictures of the boat ride I spoke about...

December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas

Five years ago I went on a medical mission trip to Ecuador in South...

December 23, 2010

That is so 1991

Our original Nintendo is still working fine, and nothing better to go with it than...

December 23, 2010

Mexican Baroque: Manuel de Sumaya

Very few people are aware today of Latin American sacred music, particularly the baroque...

December 20, 2010

Faith in Europe?

Many faithful Catholics wonder what has happened to the faith in Western Europe. The answer...

December 16, 2010

Salvador Dali

Today I visited the Salvador Dali exhibit at the High Museum of Atlanta. I enjoyed...

December 13, 2010

Beautiful Celebration

This year at my parish we celebrated Our Lady of Guadalupe for four days, imitating...

December 13, 2010

Homilia para la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Click aqui para leer otra homilia para La Virgen de Guadalupe Quiero empezar con unas...

December 12, 2010

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

[Written for my parish bulletin last year]This weekend in Mexico City, over three million people...

December 04, 2010

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Preparations for the festivities of Our Lady of Guadalupe are well underway at my...

December 04, 2010

Advent

A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah Isaiah 11:1-10On that day, a shoot...

November 2010

November 26, 2010

Mont Saint Michele

Someone asked me the other day about the main picture of my blog. I took...

November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving

Even though Christmas may have become secularized, the beauty of Thanksgiving is that it certainly...

November 24, 2010

Christmas Decorations Appear Early

It seems Christmas begins earlier every year. I was shocked this year to see Christmas...

November 22, 2010

Abbazia delle Tre Fontane

Two months after arriving to Rome, I was invited to visit the Abbey of the...

November 21, 2010

Pray for us Sinners

I wrote this on April 2005, about one year after my dad died. It's a...