The Gift of Life and Youth Celebrated in DC January 22, 2018 As I sit down to write this chronicle it’s Monday afternoon, January 22nd, the 45th Anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that brought infamy to our nation: the “right” to abortion. That means it’s “March for Life Weekend” minus […]
March for life – 2018 Read More »
Some two thousand years ago Herod sent his soldiers to Bethlehem to destroy the lives of countless children (Mt 2:16). Some two thousand years later, countless innocent children are still being destroyed in the wombs of their mothers. On November 28th, 2017, twelve of us novices got to join the CFRs, the Sisters for Life, our SSVM sisters,
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On the 5th anniversary of my mother´s death[1] On the First Friday of June 2012, I celebrated my first priestly anniversary. I had only 8 months in my first mission in Canada and I felt obliged to thank God for all the blessings received in such a short time because I was very impressed by
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On December 12th, 1531, the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, desired to make herself known to the people of Mexico. She appeared to St. Juan Diego, whom she called her “dear little son”; in 1999, Saint John Paul the Great declared Our Lady of Guadalupe to be the patroness
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On November 30th, the Feast of St. Andrew, our class of 12 novices received the habit of our Institute, the black cassock. I will do my best to share some brief reflections on this day of great significance in our life as religious. The cassock is a sign both to us and to the world
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Forty Brothers at the Fulton Sheen Seminary in Washington DC recently competed in a week of cultural competitions. The annual event, known as the Floral Games, takes place each November. Originally a contest of the Renaissance era, Floral Games consisted in cultural competitions whereby the winners received elaborate crowns of flowers. Attempting to imitate this
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