The Big Picture
Easter Sunday UA Flight 2364, NYC to Naples. As Evelyn and I enjoy a quiet moment on the flight home to Naples, I am reflecting on the events of last […]
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Mary’s Hope
Good Friday “Mary’s Hope, the Light that Cannot be Extinguished” Harvard Club, New York City. This morning, Evelyn and I took Fr. Shawn to an early breakfast at the Harvard
You Guys Are Back!
Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral, SoHo. On the missions, I sometimes get amazed at how the Lord seems to pop in when we need him. By now, you’d think nothing could
All’s Fair in Love and (Spiritual) War(fare)
Spy Wednesday Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral, So Ho. I have to confess; I do feel a little guilty about last night. Although one would have thought that are little
Easter Sunday – One Soul
Murray Hill, NY. As I relax here over coffee at our place in midtown, reflecting on the exuberant “Alleluia” pouring like a fountain from my heart, my thoughts turn to
Good Friday – Love in the City
Prince and Mott, So Ho. Cold, brisk wind blowing out of the north. From near and far, through the long day and evening, missionaries are streaming in from all
Holy Thursday – I am yours, and you are mine
Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral, SoHo. In his powerful Holy Thursday sermon at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Fr. Ray got pretty animated as he unwrapped the mystery of
Spy Wednesday – This Was No Accident
St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, SoHo. A low front stalled over New York. A cold damp mist hangs in the air. The mission is back where it started, in Old
Welcome Home
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue, New York. His Eminence Cardinal Dolan likes to refer to St. Patrick’s as “America’s Parish Church.” Last night, amidst the droves of New Yorkers,
Answer the Call
Antonello da Messina, Virgin Annunciate, 1476, Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily, a special exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, 2005 MISSION PRELUDE In just one short week, our missionaries will