
On April 19, 2005, my sister called me during the school day (she teaches as well) and told me that the media was reporting news of a new Pope. As the minutes […]
On April 19, 2005, my sister called me during the school day (she teaches as well) and told me that the media was reporting news of a new Pope. As the minutes […]
On Monday night, I had the privilege to speak at the H.L. Grant Catholic Student Center and Saint Jude Chapel on the campus of the Texas State Bobcats in San Marcos, Texas. […]
Yesterday, I wrote about the importance of studying the Scriptures and how the Road to Emmaus in Luke 24 gives us a glance of Jesus explaining the Scriptures to his disciples on […]
The Gospel in the Wednesday within the Octave of Easter came from Luke 24:13-25 – The Road to Emmaus. This is by far one of my favorite scripture passages in all the […]
“To behold the risen Christ was an experience that burst the bounds of the ordinary.” — Romano Guardini “Jesus’ Resurrection was about breaking out into an entirely new form of life, into […]
As Jesus lies in the tomb, we come to my favorite part of the Sacred Triduum – The Easter Vigil. The Easter Vigil is the Mass where the new Catholic converts are […]
Hymns Adapted from Great Friday Morning – Eastern Catholic and Antiochian Orthodox Christian. Source: Eastern Holy Card. When You were led to the Cross, O Lord, You asked, “For what act do […]
The Sacred Triduum begins with Holy Thursday (Thursday of the Lord’s Supper), the day Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist and the Holy Priesthood while he celebrated the Passover Meal with the Apostles […]
I wrote this initially on October 22, 2011 on the first official feast day of Blessed John Paul II. It was on another blog that I was writing for at the time. […]
We are now officially into the week that I think is by far the best week in the entire liturgical cycle – Holy Week or “Great Week” as the Eastern Churches name […]
This past Friday I joined a few hundred individuals at the steps of the Texas State Capitol to show my outrage against the Obama Administration’s HHS Mandate. When this was first announced […]
I realize that four days have passed since the 4th Sunday in Lent, but with school starting up again this week and trying to plan lessons for my students for the upcoming […]
Today we celebrate one of my favorite saints – St. Joseph. I have always had a devotion to him since my middle name is Joseph, and for Italians, he is one of […]
Two days ago on March 14, the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education posted this article, “Vatican Official Says There Is Great Need to Catechize Catholics” on Facebook. I got very excited when […]
Instead of writing a full-blown post today, I chose to finish reviewing books that are located on my Homepage under the tab – “Book Reviews.” There are a total of 17 books […]
Today, I want to write on all four readings from yesterday. Last Monday, I gave a Bible Study on the readings we heard yesterday (well I didn’t hear them since I attended […]
This past Sunday in the Roman Liturgy we celebrated the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The psalm for this past Sunday was Psalm 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19. When I walked into Mass at […]