Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Lightning Strike Destroys Monumental Statue of Christ in Mexico

The 33-meter Christ the Fisher sculpture was located in La Concordia in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Christ the Fisher was erected by the Peruvian sculptor Pedro Víctor Cuya Ramos. Its construction began in 2014 and six years later the work was completed, financed with various donations.

Our Lady of Sorrows

This devotion began in the thirteenth century, recalling the Sorrows the Virgin Mother of God endured in the suffering and death of her Divine Son. The Seven Sorrows chaplet consists of seven Hail Marys For each of the seven Sorrows. One Our Father is said before each group of seven Hail Marys. On the three […]

How Mary’s Heart Was Pierced By a Sword

Let us turn our minds to the desolation of Mary and the bloody wound that pierces her heart. How is a mother’s sorrow to be understood? Who can depict such deep emotion? Yet if we attend to her, our hearts will speak to us. We must first recall that just as all the joys of […]

A Forgiving Heart Does Not Keep Score

Today, Peter asks Jesus how many times he has to forgive a brother who sins against him.  Jesus tell him to forget the math.  Why? Gospel (Read Mt 18:21-35) In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus instructed the apostles on how to handle problems that would arise in His Church when brother sinned against brother.  Today, Peter asks the […]

Fact: Many Abortion Advocates Back Abortions Up Until Birth

Sheila Fitzgerald Kamala Harris speaks Nov. 16, 2019, at the Democratic Party Endorsing Convention in Long Beach, California. Prominent figures in the pro-abortion movement, including Kamala Harris and Jen Psaki, have claimed that “no one supports abortion up until birth.” The evidence says otherwise.