Enemy number one is sin! After the reality of sin, we must constantly be on guard, day in and day out, morning and evening and in all circumstances to fight forcefully against the devil of discouragement.

SAUL AND YOUNG DAVID.  Even though chosen to be the King and leader of the Israelites, King Saul experienced frequent bouts of discouragement that easily led to depression. Young David would come to King Saul’s aid by playing a musical melody on the harp. This would assuage and alleviate Saul at least temporarily of the bad spirit of discouragement.

Like Saul, we all confront … Read more

After Jesus, nobody has loved us more than Mary, in her most pure Immaculate Heart. Also, after the sufferings of Jesus, there is nobody on earth who suffered more than Mary.

THE SEVEN SORROWS OF MARY.  The Church invites us to contemplate the Passion of Jesus through the eyes and Heart of Mary. Classically, there are seven sorrows of Mary. Especially the Franciscans have a charism of promoting this powerful devotion. These seven sorrows start when Jesus is a little baby in the arms of Mary, up through Jesus’ mangled, bloody, sword-pierced Body in the arms of Mary at the … Read more

A tsunami that explodes on the scene causes catastrophes. The destruction of cities and towns, homes, neighborhoods, businesses, and most important the destruction of human life—all of these are just a few of the effects of a powerful tsunami.

ORIGINAL SIN: THE FIRST MORAL TSUNAMI.  In a parallel spiritual sense, we can assert that the Original Sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve, was a moral tsunami that radically changed the course of human events and human history, with powerful repercussions until the very end of time.

READ GENESIS CHAPTER 3!  We invite all to read, meditate, and pray … Read more

Human life begins at the very moment of conception.  Supernaturally, in the moment of conception, God who is the very origin and author of life, infuses in that small human person an immortal soul that will live for all eternity. How sublime this truth! 

The Founding Fathers of the United States expressed the concept with brilliant clarity and conviction: “Every human person is endowed with inalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

This being said, it is incumbent upon all of us to make a concerted effort to do all within our means to defend human life, … Read more

Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. In all—His words, actions, silence, miracles—Jesus serves as the best Model for us to study, meditate, contemplate, and of course imitate.
 
JESUS AT PRAYER.  A good part of His private life, which lasted a good thirty years as the son of a carpenter at Nazareth were absorbed in prayer. At the moment of His Baptism, Saint Luke presents Jesus absorbed in prayer. Before choosing the 12 Apostles who would carry out His mission, Jesus spent the whole night in communion with the heavenly Father, once again, in … Read more