Confirmaton Treasure Chest

On my retreat last week, I went to the same chapel where I did my Confirmation retreat in 8th Grade, in 1984.. In fact, one of the priest there was assigned to my childhood parish in 8th grade. My intention for the entire retreat was that Jesus, release the treasures,...

French Revotion and the olympics

When I woke up this morning.. My Facebook was lighted up by all the displays of mockery of Christianity and more precisely… Catholicism at the opening ceremonies. France is called the ‘eldest daughter of the Catholic Faith.’  When I was reading this...

Rosa Mystica

Rosa Mystica… Only once– a priest in the seminary had this statue. So I was familiar with the statue.. Mary had 3 Roses on Her Chest.  A White Rose- A Red Rose-  A Golden Rose- Last Week I read this from the Vatican.. ‘The Dicastery for the Doctrine...

Book Review

John Paul Ii ‘The body, in fact, and only the body, is capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and the divine. It has been created to transfer into the visible reality of the world, the mystery hidden from eternity in God, and thus to be a...

reflection for ALLSAints

A thought that came in prayer for All Saints.. when Fr Baker was made a servant of God his body was put into the Church he built ‘Our Lady of Victory ‘… to increase devotion and prayers to him.. when some like Fr Baker became Venerable.. still the cult of his devotion...

St Theresa of Avilla

I was going out to dinner to a family at my new parish and I asked the grandmother.. a couple of years back.. do you have any relics to give me. She gave me a first class relic of St Therese and St A. Liguori, both of which I have away. A Week and half ago.. I went to...

St Therese and Mother Theresa

Coming back from my retreat… now putting books into boxes for my move.. I came across a book I bought about a while also.. Jacques Gauthier ‘I Thirst Saint Therese of Lisieux and Mother Theresa of Calcutta.’ The author writes on page 17 -18 about...