Dear John Paul II and Sr. Faustina, This past summer I saw you both painted in Cracow, under the rain that gushes...
St. John Paul II and St. Faustina: Apostles of Mercy
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Suffering
Offertory: “You have changed my mourning into dancing”
A little more than two years ago, I was molded by a life-changing experience. “Brother pain” as St. Francis would say,...
Being a light for others
When he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven...
The Beating of a Consecrated Heart
Recently I find myself returning to the same question: What does it mean to have a consecrated heart? I myself am not...
The Goodness of Good Friday
On this Good Friday, there is much goodness for which we can give thanks. This is the only day of the year in which...
The God Who Surprises Us
“20 days ago I heard the call to follow God in the Focolari. I chose Him and to Him I want to give my whole self. I...
“Woman, why are you weeping?”
John 20: 11-18 But Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two...
Do you want to be healed?
John 5:1-9 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the...
Living the Pascal Mystery
“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John...
A Love that saves us from our indifference
Giuseppe fixes his gaze towards me, his eyes revealing both confusion and sadness. “My grandpa died last month, and my...
Blessed are the poor in spirit
Mark 10:13-16 Gabrielle Bossis (1874-1950) was a French woman who belonged to the French nobility and who was known...
Blessed are they who mourn
Champaign, IL December 2000. During the celebration for the AVI’s renewal of vows at St. John’s Catholic Church on the...