Let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes’ Don’t hit “snooze” on your spiritual life We wrote a lot of papers in the seminary. Like any school, the levels of discipline and diligence varied quite a lot from one student to another. Some…

Freeing Forgiveness Putting down the burdens we carry During my time in Denver, I had the privilege of meeting Father Ubald Rugirangoga. Father Ubald grew up during the Rwandan Revolution and suffered through the horrors that came with the conflicts,…

My house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” (Isaiah 56:7) Jesus Christ is the center of everything. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last. He is the eternal Son of the…

"…where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” One of my family’s favorite memories involves my maternal Grandpa and Grandma, who taught us children a card betting game named CAD…or 31. As children we would gather around the…

MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT Godparents & Sponsors Jesus calls each one of us by name to follow him. He also calls us to follow him together in the communion of the Church. That is why each candidate for Baptism or Confirmation, whether…

"Whosoever dies wearing this scapular shall not suffer eternal fire.” Elijah is such an important prophet in the Old Testament, that he represents all prophets at the Transfiguration of Jesus in the Gospels. Many amazing miracles happened through him, perhaps…