Where Are Our Fr. Al’s
Catholic churches are being set on fire in various parts of the world, while statues of saints have been pulled down or undergone desecration. Some Masses have recently been interrupted by individuals who’ve walked onto the altar without restraint. Sacrilege has taken...
His Lingering Presence
At the closing of his life, when his diseased body was days from surrendering its long fight with ALS, Fr. Al’s thoughts were on his Carmelite muse. With his eternal homeland in view, his thoughts on his withered body, wracked pain and fear of choking to death were...
Saving Grounds
A SERIES ON STUDENTS FROM CHALCO AND GUADALJARA CHALCO, Mexico – Graduation this past Sunday staggered some. Understandably, tears flowed. Three hundred and seventy-seven young ladies stepped from the saving lands of Villa de los Ninos to set foot into a world they...
Remarkable Heirlooms
A SERIES ON STUDENTS FROM CHALCO AND GUADALAJARA Zayra, 13, from a tiny village in the mountains of Guerrero Perhaps no one in Mexico knows Loma Larga Mountain (Long Hill Mountain) as well as Zayra, who wears a worn scapular around her slender neck. As a small child,...