So here we are, for the second time in a year we’re celebrating the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is such an interesting name for a season of […]

When I used to teach religion and Confirmation classes we often had a monthly “teacher on the hot seat” session, a time when students could ask me anything pertaining to […]

Little Christmas! Growing up in Little Havana, Miami this week’s feast of the Epiphany of the Lord or more commonly called in Miami, El Día de los Reyes was always […]

At a recent Catholicism 101, a small group that meets every second Sunday and discusses different topics (you’re invited!), we were talking about families and learned that the Church places […]

We’re almost there!  The fourth week of Advent is upon us and the Church has given us many themes, such as hope, joy and peace, to reflect on and guide […]

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!” Paul, in one of my all time favorite chapters in the entire Bible is being quite the life coach! […]

There’s an old joke. “I’m an optimist. I believe the glass is half full, but it is full of poison.” I couldn’t agree more.  I’m only half Irish but I […]

Time is measured in many different ways. We look to nature to know the beginning and ending of each day, but often we use major events as markers. I can […]

This weekend our Church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King and every year I think of the Cristeros of Mexico, an often forgotten chapter in the story of Catholicism […]

“No matter who you are, no matter what you’ve done, no matter where you’re from, no matter where you’re going, no matter how good or bad things seem, you are […]