Last evening I went out after a brief rain thinking it would be easy to pull weeds in my small flower garden. To my disappointment, I discovered only the surface was moist, and I needed a tool to break the ground deep enough to pull the weeds from their roots. Read more
UPDATE: It is now Friday, 2:00pm in Frankfurt. Our travelers are on a four hour layover waiting for our flight into Rome. We arrive this evening around 5:30pm. The flight to Frankfurt was uneventful. Though weary, the group has lots of excitement. Yesterday evening, the youth began gathering Read more
Chrism Mass Homily: Our Whole Life Ought To Be The Realization Of What Baptism Inaugurates! As one of the Consecration Prayers this evening reminds us, Christ entered our human experience as God in order to heal the world. It is Christ the Physician we call upon tonight through the Holy Spirit Read more
Vatican Nativity Scene Well, friends, the eve of this Holy Night is upon us. Please know of my deepest prayers for all of you as we celebrate the birth of the Savior. I pray this Christmas grants grace to all to better comprehend the mysterious ways of God. May the Read more