A heart which is home to affection for God makes a prayer of an unspoken thought, or an invocation before a holy image, or a kiss blown to the Church. It's beautiful when mothers teach their little children to blow kisses to Jesus or to Our Lady. What tenderness there is in this! In that moment the child's heart is transformed into a place of praye...

"… (Young people) will be better integrated into (parish) communities that are open, living their faith, eager to radiate Christ, joyful, free, fraternal and committed. These communities can be settings where they feel that it is possible to cultivate precious relationships." # 220- Christ is Alive – Christus Vivit, April 2, 2019 This past summer I...

Exploring Vocational Discernment The recent Synod on "Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment" and "Christus Vivit" emphasized the importance of discernment and vocation in the life of young people.  Pope Francis noted that "that all of us, but "especially the young, are immersed in a culture of zapping. We can navigate simult...