Blogs and Franciscan Moments

Dear Friends, Have you ever ignored a phone call… not because you didn’t hear it, but because you just didn’t have the energy…

As we move together into the Fourth Week of Lent, our Gospel from John tells of how Jesus cures a…

Dear Friends, In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up the mountain to pray. And while they are…

Today I stood in a trauma bay and was reminded how quickly life can end. A man with violent wounds to…

As a proud Puerto Rican, I absolutely loved everything about this year’s halftime performance! Super Bowl LX’s halftime show, led…

Dear Friends, Be salty! Stay lit! For whatever reason, an advertisement for a sweatshirt with that phrase keeps appearing on my Facebook…

This past weekend, while most of us suffered in the coldness of the snow, Father Liam snuggled up to his…

I waited to write. I needed to wait. I needed time for my dismay and then my palpable anger and…

Dear Friends, Last Sunday at Mass I quoted those lyrics from Sarah Kroger’s song, Belovedness. Here are few more of those…

Dear Friends! Those who know me are aware that I wear many different hats. I’m a Trauma Advocate by day. I…

This Sunday we honor the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. This is one of the “theophanies” – that…

So, how’s the ADVENT CHALLENGE going with you?  If you remember (and how could you possibly forget anything I say?!),…

Dear Friends,  Sssshhhh! Be quiet! Do you hear?  Do you see? Can you sense it: the coming of the Son of…

Beloved Family in Christ, As we come to this Sunday’s celebration of the Feast of Christ the King, we’re invited to…

Dear Friends, Today we see Jesus and the Sadducees discussing resurrection. The Sadducees did not believe in resurrection and eternal life…

Dear Friends,  When we see the grateful leper return to Jesus to thank him, we, of course, think of gratitude. Which,…

My Dear Friends, This week I will journey to Assisi, the home of Saint Francis, with my oldest and dearest friend, Liam. In…

Dear Friends, Greetings from Assisi! With all the violence and chaos going on back home in the US right now and with…

When life gets overwhelming, our instinct is often to look down. We look down at our phones, our shoes, the…

Ah, good ol’ Ruby Turpin.  Today’s gospel parable always brings to mind for me the character from Flannery O’Connor’s short story Revelation….