It was July 1, 1983. I was barely 17. I joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) as a postulant. This meant...

(Picture: AFP/Getty Images) The fire that ravaged the Notre Dame Cathedral is still very fresh in our minds. Scenes of the collapsing...

Archbishop Oscaro Romero with young people in El Salvador in this undated file photo. Photo courtesy of Arzobispado de San...

I hadn’t seen him in few months. Jerusalem, though, was abuzz with news about Jesus. Caiaphas, the high priest and the other religious...

The Hebrew Scripture tells us a marvelous story right at the origins of the history of the people of Israel. Jacob, who was later named...

If you have aging or aged parents, perhaps you have realized that there are hardly any resources available to children in order to...

He is barely three years old. Wearing black shoes and a deep blue striped shirt, he pressed his face between the 30 feet high solid...

I have received numerous e-mails or phone calls from parishioners who have been concerned about the child sexual abuse scandal. The...

The room from which I workout, I can see much of the parish campus. Just the other day I was saying to myself, soon there will be leaves...

The last time Easter fell on April 1, also known as April Fool’s Day, was in 1956. This will not happen again until 2029. From the big...

The Christmas frenzy has begun. No matter how much I try each year, there is no escaping it. More often than not, I feel violated by all...

I am sure you have heard about the concept, ‘Culture Wars.’ Culture Wars refer to the conflict between traditionalist or conservative...

This Reflection is based on the scripture readings for 30th Sunday, Year A in the Catholic liturgical calendar. The great Christian...

In preparation for the Feast of the Pentecost, I read the original account of the Pentecost. As I read it, I felt my eyes tear up....

Pardon me, for my Easter reflection is going to begin with Good Friday. After all, if there was no Good Friday, there would be no Easter...

I did not understand the commotion at home. I was barely five. I faintly remember people wrapping up abba in white linen and taking him...

I remember this as clearly as the day I first saw light – my parents had taken me to a wise man in my village. I was so nervous. Even my...

You know what the worse thing is? They treat you like a piece of furniture - the cheap ones. The expensive ones… they got handled better...

When we think of Mother Teresa, we think of her as someone who brought God’s love, care, and kindness to the most abandoned people in the...

On September 4, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be be canonized a saint. Today and next weekend, I would like to offer a two-part...