EVERY YEAR in June (that special month so dear to Saint Anthony’s devotees) I am invited to dinner by Enzo and Daniela. Enzo and I are old friends. We were, in fact, once colleagues, but not in...
DEAR READERS, May is once again upon us. I am especially fond of this month because nature is now in full bloom with her fragrant loveliness here in Padua. The month is also dear to me because it is...
DEAR FRIENDS, the good Lord has granted us the grace of another Easter. I imagine you are preparing your souls to participate in the liturgical services of Holy Week, and that you are also getting...
DEAR READERS, recent events call for deep prayer for our sisters and brothers in Nigeria who are under pressure to flee from Islamic terrorism. Shocked by the sheer brutality of the violence, they...
THE PHOTO on this page, dear readers, saddens me and makes me feel quite helpless. It shows Ahmed Hersi, a 4-year-old child, being treated for malnourishment at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia...
