Tell us something about your earlier days and your family I come from a large family of 9 children! Our upbringing was very religious – daily mass, rosary etc. My two elder sisters are religious,
Loss, in its many forms, often arrives like a shadow - uninvited, unsettling, and leaving us vulnerable. It makes us question, search for meaning, and struggle with the unknown. Among the many expressions of loss,
The 43rd North East Regional CRI Assembly, held from August 24 to 26, 2024, commenced with a welcome address by Sr Escociana Vaz MSMHC, the then Regional CRI Secretary, who set a tone of warmth,
Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and thought, "Me, a saint? Yeah, right!"? I know I have. The idea of being created to be a saint can seem pretty far-fetched when you're
The Eucharist draws us into the heart of God. At its core, the word Eucharist means thanksgiving, derived from the Greek Eucharistia. In celebrating the Eucharist, we join Jesus in His Last Supper, a moment
In all his obituaries, in addition to the well-known initials - SJ - that appeared after his name, I was intrigued to find another two initials - AC. Eventually I found that they referred to
“We often focus on so many urgent but unnecessary things. We occupy and preoccupy ourselves with so many secondary realities. Perhaps without even recognizing it, we neglect what counts the most and we allow our
A Beacon of Hope in Crisis There are countless examples of St. Charles Borromeo being a Pilgrim of Hope to those suffering from natural calamities and epidemics. St. Charles helped his people see how their
Too Small a World: The Life of Mother Frances Cabrini (1945, 2024) Theodore Maynard This newly republished biography of the first U.S. Catholic saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, captures her extraordinary journey as a pioneering missionary.
How fit are you? Physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually? A very good example of fitness was Mahatma Gandhi. He kept himself trim and fit. When he was in his sixties, and the government sent soldiers to