The violence that continues to plague our nation has caused me great distress and anxiety. It has been a year since George Floyd was murdered. Black lives continue to be violently ended with little or no consequences to the perpetrators. There is a wave of audacious attacks on the Asian population for very obscure reasons … Continue reading Love is Enough →

One of the most important feast days of the Catholic Church and many other churches will be celebrated this Sunday, the Feast of Pentecost. It is the day that the Spirit of God came upon the men and women who were gathered in the upper room, waiting for the next steps that they needed to … Continue reading Help Build the Mosaic →

Photo by Peter Ghetu on Pexels.com Many people have been accompanying the trial of the ex-officer Derek Chauvin these past weeks. I am one of those people and for many reasons. One of them is because of the many senseless violence that has been committed against black people by the police who are paid to … Continue reading The Heart of Jesus Still Bleeds →

Dear God,         Thank you for asking John to write to us. It is truly a beautiful letter and touched me deeply. I know you don’t mind if I repeat it here since it is so powerful: “God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him, might … Continue reading Dear God, →

Easter Blessings to all, In this year of covid-19 we have had to reshape our way of doing mission. We have switched from going to our mission partners sites, to helping our mission partners by sending funds and supplies. Through your generosity to the Faith Promise Appeal and other requests throughout the last year, we … Continue reading Orphanage Classroom Building Fund FINAL CALL →

Rome, Italy - Church of S. Maria Immacolata and S. Giovanni Berchmans: Jesus resurrected appears to Mary of Magdala. Fresco painted by Mario Prayer (1887-1959). He was an Italian painter, mainly of frescoes for churches or large halls. The Scripture choices during this Easter octave are truly rich in meaning not only to understand  the reality … Continue reading “Mary!” →

Photo by Alem Su00e1nchez on Pexels.com This is going to be a very short reflection this week. The current massacres in Georgia and Colorado are very disturbing and I am left without words to express my grief and shock. Thinking back to the Columbine massacre in 1999, to Sandy Hook in 2012 and all the other ones our country … Continue reading Life and Death: a Mystery →

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Most of us are familiar with that famous passage from 1Cor. 13 that speaks of love, “Love is patient; love is kind...” But do you recall the totally awesome verse from the same section of St. Paul’s letter found in verse 12: “Now we see indistinctly, as in a mirror; … Continue reading Have you met God? →

Reflection by Natalie Bayci- University Mission Director (Retired) Since the beginning of the Diocesan University Mission trip to Sucre, in 1994, we have been helping at the orphanage in Ta Ta Juan Dios. Initially it was students from the University of St. Francis. Beginning in 1997, students from Benedictine and Lewis Universities joined the University … Continue reading Orphanage Classroom Building Fund →

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com We are now heading toward the fourth Sunday of Lent. Many spiritual writers have helped us to expand the ways that we can understand almsgiving and penance. Surely these times of the pandemic are days of penance and “giving up” many treasured things. Often we hear it said that just … Continue reading The Gift of the Cross →