Grace

With the whole debate about whag Pope Francis said ‘ … on his recent trip.. while his words can be taken as indifferentism.. can in Charity be understood this way.. I am reminded of this quote that I remember from Pope Benedict… ‘There is only one way to the Father...

St Therese an adventure

As I am reading a biography of St Therese… I was flashing back maybe 20 years ago. When I was in Paris for 5 days, and I took a train to Lis..Home of St Therese. I remember getting off the train and got right into a cab, and told cab driver that I wanted to go...

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...