A Vicious Circle
Nowadays, one only has to open up their Facebook or Twitter account, or turn on the TV or radio, and there is an instant bombardment of bad news and currentContinue Reading
A Call To Cautious Arms
ISIS is everywhere now. Front-page articles of newspapers, breaking stories on televised news, constant tweets, trending stories on Facebook, videos on YouTube, conversations on the street. Everyone is thinking aboutContinue Reading
The Love of our Holy Lady
“L’Innocence” (Innocence) is a late 18th century masterpiece painted by the French artist William Bouguereau. It shows our Holy Lady holding, with deep affection, baby Jesus and a little lamb, bothContinue Reading
Hacer lío y encontrar la Vocación
Creo que desde que descubrí mi vocación y acepté el llamado que Dios me hizo, he reconocido que mi vida tiene más sentido de servicio y entrega hacia el otro,Continue Reading
West Wing and Papal Encyclicals
I know a few other IYc-ers have been writing on the size of government in some way or shape (see here and here) but I would like to re-approach it withContinue Reading
Pray For the Upcoming Synod on the Family
Catholics and Christians worldwide would do well to be in prayer for the upcoming Synod on the Family. Pope Francis has convened the synod to address “The pastoral challenges ofContinue Reading
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me
Often, in the gospels, Jesus exhorts us to take up our cross and follow him. For us, this may seem difficult amidst our daily lives. Sometimes, we don’t even knowContinue Reading
Identity on Parade: Cardinal Dolan Attempts to Demarcate LGBT Identity from Actions
Even though fall has just barely begun here in the northern hemisphere, an annual spring tradition is causing quite a stir in New York City and across the vast realmContinue Reading
Un Regalo Caído del Cielo: La Pequeña Valentina
Sin duda alguna, uno de los regalos más preciados que puede recibir una mujer es la dicha de ser mamá. Esta fue la grandiosa noticia que recibió Cecilia Elizalde (conocidaContinue Reading
Mass Grave in the Mediterranean: The Scourge of Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
In an appalling incident last Wednesday, human traffickers on the Mediterranean Sea deliberately rammed another boat with their own vessel. The boat, which carried over 500 migrants of Egyptian, Sudanese and PalestinianContinue Reading