Last week, after having dinner with two priests at a local restaurant, I suggested we walk around Daffin Park in Savannah before going our separate ways.  The mild temperature and gentle breeze made selling the walk very easy.  Middle school students played football, joggers ran past us in both directions, and many lay on the grass enjoying the perfect fall day. After going around the park once, we cut through a neighborhood on the way back to our cars.  The... Read more

Este sábado pasado fue un día histórico en Savannah para la comunidad peruana.  Aproximadamente cincuenta personas se reunieron en el Centro Pastoral Católico para celebrar la fiesta del Señor de los Milagros.  Gracias a los esfuerzos de tantas personas dedicadas que organizaron el coro, la comida y todos los detalles de la Misa, lo pasamos muy bonito.   Para mí fue una gran emoción poder celebrar esta Misa en el mismo Savannah con tantos peruanos.  Sé que el próximo año... Read more

El Papa Francis arrasó con nuestro país la semana pasada. Todos fueron testigos de innumerables expresiones de amor y cariño hacia el Santo Padre durante su visita a Washington, Nueva York y Filadelfia.  Evidente en las varias liturgias cuidadosamente ejecutadas, la acogida mostrada por políticos y los incontables abrazos y besos que recibió el Papa, los Estados Unidos ha regocijado en presencia del sucesor de San Pedro. El Papa vino como un pastor cuya tarea principal es reunir a todas... Read more

Pope Francis has taken our country by storm.  Everyone witnessed numberless expressions of love and affection towards the Holy Father during his visit to Washington, New York and Philadelphia last week.  Evident from the carefully executed liturgies, the warm reception shown by political figures, and the countless hugs and kisses the Pope received, the United States has rejoiced in the presence of the successor of Saint Peter. The Pope came as a shepherd whose primary task was to gather all... Read more

One evening while on retreat at Mont Saint Michel in France, I stood at an overlook to watch the tide come in.  The wind was strong and the water came in quickly.  There weren’t many people around allowing me to enjoy the moment almost by myself.  I wished I could capture the moment with a picture or video, but neither did it justice, so I opened my journal and decided to sketch what I saw. View at 9:20pm.  You can... Read more

My devotion to Saint Michael the Archangel began the summer of 2000, the same year I graduated from high school.  During that summer I participated in an exchange program where I stayed with a French family in the beautiful town of Loches (near Tours).  One of the weekend trips scheduled as part of the exchange program was a visit to the Abbey of Mont Saint Michel in Normandy.  Located in a breath-taking setting, the monastery sits on top of a... Read more

Video donde hablo sobre la visita del Papa Francisco a los Estaods Unidos. Read more

El Papa Francisco está en camino a los Estados Unidos.  No solo es esta su primera visita a los Estados Unidos como Papa, pero su primera visita a este país en su vida.  Como un destacado jesuita y luego arzobispo de Buenos Aires nunca visitó nuestro país. Quienes lo conocen dicen que a él nunca le ha gustado permanecer lejos de casa, por lo cual no es extraño que en sus setentaiocho años nunca haya viajado a los Estados Unidos.... Read more

Pope Francis is coming to the United States.  Not only is this his first visit to the United States as Pope, but his first visit to the United States ever.  As a prominent Jesuit and then Archbishop of Buenos Aires, he never visited our country.  Those who know him well state he has never enjoyed being far from home, so it is not surprising that in his seventy-eight years he has never traveled to the United States. The Pope will... Read more

Cuando estamos enfermos, no tiene sentido esperar a sanarnos para recién ir al médico.  De lo contrario, uno va al médico para que el medico lo sane, no importa que tan enfermo uno esté.  El médico no te juzga por estar enfermo, más bien su labor es estar presente con los enfermos para sanarlos. De esta misma manera nos acercamos Jesús, enfermos, necesitados de su ayuda y confiando que Él nos puede sanar.  Como ha dicho ya varias veces el... Read more