This past Tuesday, I led a group of 12 parishioners on a one-day pilgrimage to Our Lady of Solitude Monastery located in Tonapah, Arizona. The monastery was built and is cared for […]
Quiet Solitude in the Arizona Desert
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Most people today will be celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, but the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist will be celebrating their primary feast day – Our […]
The Legacy of Saint Francis of Assisi
Being that I come from an Italian family, Saint Francis of Assisi was on the lips of my grandparents and I remember hearing his name as a child. As a teenager growing […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Most people today will be celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, but the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist will be celebrating their primary feast day – Our […]
The 4th Annual Nun Run
For the first time ever, I attended the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration (aka The Desert Nuns) Nun Run. This was the 4th Annual Nun Run and it was a great morning, […]
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