Reflection for Sunday, First Week of Advent
By the time I reached my ninth birthday I had three younger sisters, but desperately, achingly, longingly wanted a brother. One afternoon I was...
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Patron Saint of Migrants
I was 11 or 12 years old when I first heard of San Lorenzo Ruiz. It was the name of a society founded by my parents and a few other families back at...
Blindness to Issues of Our Time
Fourth Sunday of Lent 2017 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b-6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 “His blindness has nothing to do with his...
ESTEEM Mentorship: Cultivating Future Church Leaders
ESTEEM (Engaging Students to Enliven the Ecclesial Mission) is a program that prepares students for leadership in their future parish communities. As...