Pure love is capable of great deeds, and it is not broken by difficulty or adversity. Saint Faustina
Archives for February 2015
Monday Musings – Uniting With the Persecuted
This past week has been full of what I like to call “martyr days” — liturgical commemorations of various saints who have given their lives for Christ. One of my favorites is of St. Paul Miki and his companions, a group of 26 Japanese Catholics who were crucified at Nagasaki in 1597. Their story is […]
Monday Musings – Go Light Your World
Today we celebrate the Presentation of the Lord, what is also traditionally known in the Church as the Purification of Mary, or “Candlemas.” On this day we honor Christ as the Light of the World. Like Mary, who “carried the true light in her arms and brought him to those who lay in darkness … […]
A Trip to Trinidad
Vinny and his wife, Donna, are going to Trinidad! At the end of February Vinny will be leading a retreat at Mount St. Benedict, the oldest Benedictine monastery in the Caribbean. They’re very excited to visit such a beautiful place. Apparently almost all of Trinidad is visible from the monastery, since it sits more than 800 feet above […]