A Global Patron and Companion for Youth and Young Adults For years, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) has been a significant global patron for youth and young adults – and has a special place in the hearts of young people across the United States as...
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” Once in adoration, as I was adoring and beholding the Lord, loving him and setting my gaze upon him who...
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.” Have you ever felt so alone even though there seemed to be so much going on around you? A world filled with noisy music, fast-paced traffic, hurried...
Pope Francis announced the institution of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will take place each year on the fourth Sunday in July, close to the feast of Sts Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. Read the full text of Pope Francis’ message...
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “Christ came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.” I love peace. The kind of peace that is unshakable, unstoppable, eternal. The kind of peace that echoes the greatness of the...
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “I will hear what God proclaims; for he proclaims peace.” My spirit throughout the day is on a constant mission of God’s love. It is on a perpetual pursuit of the sacredness with an ever-increasing expectation for the...
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Ivan Olmo “Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy.” It is said that the eyes are the window to one’s soul. The gateway to what is eternal, the pathway to our Creator. Our vision is very important to our...
13th Sunday in Ordinary Timeby Fr. Ivan Olmo “For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.” O Most Beloved Father, why are we so blind to the beauty of your...
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time by Fr. Ivan Olmo “Quiet! Be still!” Do you long for a spiritual encounter, for an opportunity to hear God? Do you long for interior silence, for a quiet getaway, for a spiritual retreat? Do you long for God in silence, for a connection...
