This Sunday we are offered another reflection from Christ about the need and importance of prayer. This time he tells a story of two men at prayer, one a Pharisee, […]
This Sunday we are offered another reflection from Christ about the need and importance of prayer. This time he tells a story of two men at prayer, one a Pharisee, […]
One of our OLMC basketball coaches often tells his players, “You’ve heard the phrase, ‘practice makes perfect,’ but try to make perfect practice.” On one hand this is a sort […]
I’m not a “good old days” guy. I don’t think the past was easier. Sure, these modern times are perplexing, but decades of ‘wholesome’ television shows can’t cover up for […]
I love it when this happens. This weekend’s readings really fit well with one another as I’m sure the Church intends them to. We tend to forget, I know I […]
Growing up in Miami in a Cuban-American neighborhood, I was haunted by and interested in all the rich Catholic iconography of Spanish Catholic architecture: The dark wooden altar pieces, the […]
“Oh Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present Generation, to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make a good Use of it. If you do […]
Like so many in our OLMC community and beyond I was so struck by the outpouring of love for our brother RJ and his family this past week. Overcome by […]
It struck me this afternoon that I’ve been writing this blog for a year. (Thanks for reading!) I started last fall. As I’ve written before, I have always seen September […]
My brother Jules is a chef in Philadelphia. Like most of my family he is an artist and his craft is food. He can turn the cacophony of a kitchen […]
Anytime I hear the phrase “and there will be wailing and grinding of teeth” in the Gospel, I roll my eyes. Like most difficult things Jesus says, I relegate it […]