Shattered faiths
My family and I lived through the 1979 communist revolution that violently overthrew the previous regime in my home country. It was estimated that the toll was over 50,000 people
Read MoreFor the good of the children
William Hess, a renowned American educator and political scientist once explained how, just like any other labor union, teachers’ unions are not primarily concerned with protecting the interests of students
Read MoreBranded
A few times I have had the opportunity to give counsel to young men desiring to be priests. After some practical advice, I eventually like to come to the nitty
Read MoreStrength for the Ultimate Detachment
During fourteen months I saw my brother fight fearlessly against his cancer. He looked for a cure with different doctors and submitted himself to the most painful treatments in the
Read MoreAbstaining from Holy Communion
Most of us would find it difficult to cultivate a friendship with someone who does not bother to ask for forgiveness when they have hurt us. The pretense of acting
Read MoreBroken Instruments of God’s Mercy
Some time ago, I had a very beautiful experience of confession. In a community of priests, we normally confess each other’s sins. However, we may tend to favor one or
Read MoreSoldiers of Christ
We had spent a couple of days in retreat at a Trappist Monastery. It was about 8:00 pm. My friends and I had just finished dinner. I was getting ready
Read MoreBirthday or Baptismal Anniversary?
For many years we would celebrate the anniversary of our baptism instead of our birthdays in our congregation of the Legionaries of Christ. So, every year, on October 1st, I
Read MoreSo Mundane and yet so Sacred…
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia is a very sacred place for me. It was there, when I was 17 years old, that I felt the call
Read MoreClose Encounters with God
When I was about 12 years old I watched the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It was a movie about aliens and an attempt at communicating with them.
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