Into the Desert of Lent with Our Lord, and St. Joseph

I can imagine few places and few cultures where the transformation from Ordinary Time to Lent is as dramatic as in South Louisiana, for the latter part of Ordinary coincides with the season of Carnival. From Epiphany (January 6) until Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday, i.e., the day prior to Ash Wednesday), much of the population … Read more

Witness to the Faith: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

“In this trying time that our country is going through, we Catholics and especially we students, have a serious duty to fulfill: our self-formation.” “I urge you with all the strength of my soul to approach the Eucharistic Table as often as possible. Feed on this Bread of the Angels from which you will draw … Read more

Advent and Life’s Sorrows Followed by Christmas and Life’s Joys

We know in our minds and our hearts that Advent should be a time of hope leading to the joy of Christmas and the deeper realization of our salvation in Jesus. We should be humbled at the fact that God became Man in the form of a tiny and vulnerable infant, born in poverty, and … Read more