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  As I was thinking of the Feast of the Assumption today, I found myself remembering a small chapel in Guangzhou, China, which John and I have visited on both of our adoption trips to China. The chapel is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, and there is a small grotto

Collin was just seven months old when the 2010 Winter Games were held in Vancouver.  Now, at the age of three, I feel obligated to explain the Olympics to him.  So, I let him take a long nap on Friday so he could stay up to watch the opening ceremonies

We haven’t always had great success attending Mass as a family. Lately John and I go to separate Masses, and Leo goes with one of us. We let him pick which one. Two weeks ago his stuffed friend became a priest and celebrated Mass quietly in the pew. At 4 1/2,

There’s a story about a pastor who for his homily, came down off the altar to walk among the smiling faces of several boys and girls who were about to receive the Eucharist while making their first Holy Communion. During his homily, the pastor took great care to discuss the importance

  Most days I wouldn’t even get a bronze. In fact, maybe I wouldn’t even make it through the Olympic Trials. But there are days when I feel I should get at least a nod for successfully getting our boys to the car. The morning trip to the car could be one

  After seeing my wife going through nine months of pregnancy, I am glad it is something I never have to experience. She started off nauseous and ended up uncomfortable, with a lot of other inconveniences in between. One cool experience, however, was that she was treated like a mini-celebrity at

In June I accepted a new “mission assignment,” for which I have left my ministry position as Coordinator of Hispanic Pastoral and Catechetical Formation for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. This is a short reflection as I look back at my four years in the Premier See.