The Fatima Message Overcomes the Predicted ‘End’
By David M. Carollo – The Day the Earth Stood Still Twenty-three years ago, I spent the new year in Rome leading a group of choir children and parents/chaperones on a pilgrimage. The choir sang at several venues coinciding with the welcoming of the new year – a new century, a new millennium. As the […]
Sts. Peter and Paul Teach Us Perseverance in the Present Moment
By Barb Ernster – We tend to want to leave the job of evangelizing to those more learned, more articulate or who have the right personality to engage people. St. Peter: The Rock On a recent trip to the Holy Land, I was struck by how common the apostles were and how mundane and ordinary […]
It’s Worth Fighting For
By David M. Carollo – A Pilgrimage to Poland I am writing most of this article at Krakow airport, named after St. Pope John Paul II, the native son of this city. Flight delays can be a blessing, especially when the events of the day have been an inspiration to write accounts such as this. […]
Our Human Journey is One of Bumps and Bruises
by David M. Carollo – Holy Week is approaching fast. As we look back on this Lent, most of us will certainly feel that we have not fulfilled the promises made on Ash Wednesday, when we planned a perfect period of abstinence and made a commitment to attaining perfection. Oh well, I guess that we are imperfect […]
Who Are We?
by David M. Carollo – As believers, we accept something that is beyond human reason. Like Mary, Joseph and those enlightened through God’s grace, we know that there is something our senses cannot understand. For that reason, we must not look for acceptance from a non-believing world, but bring the world to accept a God who […]
