Letters - 2015

On each of the twelve floors there are clear signs of the upcoming celebration of Christmas: stars, trees, ornaments, packages wrapped up in glimmery wrapping, stuffed Santas on his sled...

During the Pope’s visit to the Americas a few months back much was said that brought about self-reflection and discussion throughout households across the U.S. ...

As a teacher at a Catholic school in Long Beach, California, I feel greatly blessed to be able to discuss Christ in the classroom. In fact, the moments I look forward to the most are the religious encounters I share with my students...

At work, most of the time, I am overwhelmed by the responsibility and all the work involved in teaching, but recently I've been very struck by the love that I see growing in me for my students...

This year at the Family Vacation something opened up for me that has, I hope, moved me a little further along the way toward that initial surge of the heart becoming mature...

Throughout my life there have been a lot of physical set backs as far as my health. Some of which kept me away from things that I really enjoyed. But I never "blamed" God...

A night of drinks with friends, a few clicks to a “seamless” lunch delivery, that absolutely necessary new pair of jeans - as young, working adults living in NYC we find it so easy to let our time and money slip away without much thought or intention...

“Wow! You should write for page two! Six people going in pilgrimage via subway is something that we cannot take for granted,” said a friend...

Fr. Peter Cameron (the English edition editor of Magnificat magazine) opened the Crossroads Cultural Center event reading from Victor Hugo’s iconic story of mercy, Les Miserables. The end of the passage he read were the words of Bishop Myriel...

Sometimes in life you have the grace to be open to an experience that brings together your whole life, gives meaning to your present and the present of another person. This was my experience...