I remember once, a Cuban friend who grew up in Cuba with no Christmas, telling me that she had never seen or heard of a Christmas tree before she left Cuba. But had Christ never been born, the implications would be much worse than not having Christmas trees. Just think of the music we’d be ...read more

Earlier this week I found myself listening to R.E.M.’s It’s the End of the World (although I much prefer the cover by Great Big Sea). It’s a good song and, while I’m not exactly sure what it’s about, I always think about it around this time of the year when all the Mass readings have ...read more

Marie Anne Torres shares some relatively easy yet fruitful activities to help your family grow in faith and live out your faith together. ...read more

Happy Father's Day! Deacon Pedro reflects on what is -and is not- important when it comes to being a good Dad. ...read more

In this second part of Deacon-structing the Spirit, Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann considers how the Holy Spirit is at work in the Mass. ...read more

“Where are you from?” That’s how it all started. A simple question, very similar to the way I imagine a lot of conversations with Jesus started. ...read more