Month: January 2021

Nuestros amigos y hermanos del Monasterio de Monte Ángel (los Benedictinos) nos han mandado algo para reforzar nuestra esperanza en estos tiempos de dificultad:

Los primeros monjes cristianos iniciaron su vida de oración en el desierto egipcio a mediados del …

We recently received another hope-filled message from our friends and brothers at Mt. Angel Abbey. Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, a mentor for Fr. Mark many years ago, sent this, addressing these very difficult times we are in right now as a …

O Dios, en este momento crucial, queremos entregarte a nuestro país para que lo bendigas. Señor, bendice a nuestro país y a toda su población. Nosotros sabemos que tú tienes el control. Te pedimos que continúes poniendo tu mano en …

This “American Novena” is inspired by St. Joseph’s parish in Washington, D.C. The parishioners there are being asked to pray this litany between now and the inauguration of the new President on January 20^th. May we unite with …

Todos los seres humanos, estamos formados por una parte material que es el cuerpo y por una parte espiritual que es el alma. Tanto nuestro cuerpo como nuestra alma tienen una serie de necesidades. Solemos atender con mayor frecuencia …

In the Gospels, we frequently encounter one of the cornerstones of the public ministry of Jesus: prayer. For example, after we read about Jesus healing people around Him and casting out unclean spirits, we also read that “in the morning, …

It was almost a year ago that I went in for a “routine” test and found that I had a cancerous tumor. In the intervening twelve months, I have seen a hospital room from “the pillow perspective” instead of the …

In his Sunday Angelus Address today, Pope Francis extended his “loving greeting” to the people of the United States of America whom, he said, are “shaken by the recent assault on Congress” and said he is praying for the …

En el Evangelio que vamos a compartir el domingo que viene (Marcos 1, 7-11), el Padre proclama públicamente: “Tú eres mi hijo amado, en ti me complazco,” desde siempre y para siempre. Y derrama sobre Él todo el poder de …

St. John the Baptist can be our helper and “patron” as we prepare to celebrate this weekend’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The Baptist led a very austere life, dressed in the simplest of clothes, and sustained himself …