Never Give Up

Christ is Risen, Alleluia! Easter Friday. I got this from somewhere. I don't know whether it's common expression or if someone des...

Christ is Risen, Alleluia! It is almost ten o'clock at night, and it is hardly the time to begin an essay on political philosophy. So I...

It's Wednesday of Easter Week. Every Wednesday of Easter Week is special to me. In the Divine Mercy Novena, this day is dedicated to h...

Christ is Risen, Alleluia! It is still Easter. In the Christian tradition, Easter lasts for eight days. Today is Easter Tuesday. Every day...

Christ is Risen, Alleluia! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! Alleluia! I could write many things about Easter, and I will in the coming days. B...

Christ is in the tomb, and we are with Him today in the mystery of His silence. We go about the day, with our routines and our business, pre...

Today I wish simply to post a poem I wrote a few years ago on Good Friday. May this holy day bring God's mercy once again on the world, ...

A silence is spreading through the house. Jesus is in the Garden. He is weeping. He is praying to the Father. He is carrying me and every ...

Lord, I am a troubled soul. All my life, as far back as I can remember, I have searched for Truth, and I have longed to find certainty. I ...

Teresa, my 8 year old daughter, is the only member of the family that has not yet been a subject for reflection. She has so much personality...

Well, it's Holy Week already. How was my Lent? Kinda shabby as usual. I prayed more. I ate less. I gave up a couple of things I like. ...

Many of you who are reading this have probably gotten rained on today. Obviously this photo of Lucia's ladybug umbrella was not taken ...

I am very impatient with technological devices. I like the possibilities they open up to me. Indeed, I am drawn in by the things that I ca...

In the society we live in today, there would probably be broad agreement on the need to build a culture that is worthy of the dignity of the...

We just finished watching the first game of the NHL playoffs, which the Capitals won in overtime, 2-1. It was pretty exhausting. I don't...

Loving Heart of Jesus, Fountain of Divine Mercy: four our sake You became a little child; You, the Lord, the All-Powerful One breathed s...

Tonight I am going to write about my 10 year old daughter and third child, Lucia. She is our "millennium baby," our Jubilee baby -...

A brief reflection inspired by Benedict XVI to end the week: Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but ...

A couple of days ago, my father turned 76 years old. This weekend, we will go to my parents to celebrate his birthday with a family gatherin...

Spring is here. The days are becoming longer and warmer. The buds are on even the most stubborn trees. I awoke this morning to the sounds ...