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April 2020

April 23, 2020

New Minor Basilica for Savannah, Georgia

His Holiness Pope Francis, through the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of...

April 03, 2020

Rome Issues new Mass prayers in Time of Pandemic

Rome has issued prayers for a "Mass in Time of Pandemic." Priests are highly encouraged...

March 2020

March 27, 2020

Words of Pope Francis at Prayer Vigil at Saint Peter

A thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities. We find...

March 25, 2020

Todo llega a su fin

El filósofo Heráclito de la antigua Grecia tenía razón cuando declaró hace unos 2.500 años...

March 24, 2020

All things eventually come to an end

The ancient philosopher Heraclitus was correct when he stated about 2,500 years ago that “the...

March 22, 2020

Catholic confession during coronavirus pandemic?

During this time of the coronavirus pandemic, the Church wants to assure the faithful that...

March 17, 2020

Coronavirus devastates Bergamo parish, six priests dead

There is a chilling video online of a parish church in Bergamo, Italy with about...

March 15, 2020

Vatican Holy Week Services without faithful

Holy Week Services led by Pope Francis at Saint Peter Basilica will be held without...

March 13, 2020

Catholic Priest first COVID-19 case in Peru

Father Luis Núñez del Prado, a priest of the Diocese of Lurin in Peru, is the...

March 10, 2020

Cuando conocí al Papa

Después de saludarnos uno por uno, el Papa Francisco se dirigió a todo el grupo...

March 08, 2020

Public Masses Cancelled in Rome until April

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Vicar General of Rome, announced today that Masses with the faithful...

March 06, 2020

The time I met the Pope

After greeting us one by one, Pope Francis addressed the whole group of pilgrims with...

March 05, 2020

Bishop Gregory Hartmayer appointed New Archbishop of Atlanta

Today at noontime in Rome, the Holy Father Pope Francis named Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer,...

February 2020

February 29, 2020

New addition to Saint Peter Basilica

I served as a tour guide of Saint Peter Basilica in Rome for one year. ...

January 2020

January 20, 2020

Remembering Mr. Richard Kremin

Mr. Kremin is dead. This brief sentence is meaningless for the vast majority who will...

January 03, 2020

An unexpected mission

A friend invited me to lunch early one chilly morning before we went to class,...

December 2019

December 24, 2019

The First Christmas Nativity Scene

Last year I had the opportunity to visit the town of Greccio on the Sabine...

December 10, 2019

Pope establishes Feast of Our Lady of Loreto

Earlier this year Pope Francis established a new feast on December 10th in the Church's...

December 06, 2019

Sitting at a Buddhist Shrine

I sat alone on a brown wooden bench at the open air Erawan Shrine in...

November 2019

November 20, 2019

A journey of trust

A few years ago I met a young novice preparing to be a Jesuit priest. ...

October 2019

October 13, 2019

Una lección del Presidente Carter

El presidente Jimmy Carter inició su estudio bíblico pidiendo a los presentes que levantaran la...

October 12, 2019

A lesson from Jimmy Carter

President Jimmy Carter started his Bible Study asking those present to raise their hands once...

October 01, 2019

From Slavery to Justice in Montgomery

I recently visited The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, as well as The Legacy...

August 2019

August 06, 2019

Commitment as a path to happiness

This morning I listened to a fascinating story on the radio about the inner workings...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

Bishop Brennan slated for West Virginia

The Baltimore Sun reported this evening that Bishop Mark Brennan, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, is expected...

June 2019

June 07, 2019

In the wrong place at the right time

I arrived to the neonatal unit of the hospital after receiving a phone call requesting...

May 2019

May 21, 2019

Weep for memories that never were

“Weep for lost memories that never were. Weep for that which never was. Mourn the...

May 01, 2019

La belleza conduce a Dios

Mientras estudiaba italiano en la hermosa ciudad de Siena en la Toscana hace varios años,...

April 2019

April 18, 2019

Does the priest ever run out of hosts?

When I was a child we lived in the country side about 20 miles south...

April 12, 2019

El Retorno del Hijo Prodigo

La parábola del hijo pródigo es quizás la más conocida de toda la Biblia, en...