This article was originally published for Mundelein Seminary. When I was a freshman in high school, I took a leap outside my comfort zone and chose to pass over studying Spanish like all of my friends
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Feast of Pope Saint John XXIII
Excerpt from Gaudet Mater Ecclesia, the speech of Pope St. John XXIII on the occasion of the Opening of the Second Vatican Council, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, October 11, 1962. The Church is the
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“I was born in the wrong time period!” Be Quiet, No You Weren’t
Sometimes I think how awesome it would be if I were born during the Renaissance, the height of the Roman Empire, or the roarin’ 20’s. But I wasn’t, ya know? In pretty much every class
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Remembering my Friend: Eulogy for Father Gerold Schubert, OFM
This eulogy was delivered at the funeral Mass for Father Gerold Schubert, OFM on August 5, 2015 at St. Mary Immaculate Parish in Plainfield, Illinois. There are so many things I would like to say
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Lima Life #9: Final Thoughts and Machu Picchu (and Toews, too)
Hello from Lima! I’ve just arrived back at the beautiful Edificio Bolivar from our weekend in Cuzco and Machu Picchu. What a place! Cuzco is a great little city way up in the Andes that,
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Lima Life #8: “…He Made a Hippo that Weighs a Ton”
Another week over, a new one just begun. Can you believe it? Tomorrow starts the last week of Spanish class at El Sol, and I must admit that it will be a little sad to
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Lima Life #7: “All of My Children are Dead”
Hello from Peru! I want you all to know that I was well, physically speaking (still not sure about the ol’ brain), all week! How wonderful. Sunday we went to Mass at the Cathedral Basilica
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Lima Life #6: A Scary Sneeze and the Guy with the Gun
Hola de Lima! The time is really flying and is beginning to wind down…only three more weeks to go! The last week was certainly an interesting one. It was only a four day week since
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Lima Life #5: Clinica Javier Prado and the Fountain
Lima Life #1, #2, #3, #4 Greetings all: This week featured the final demise of last week’s illness, although it did not go out without a fight. While the details are literally disgusting, I did
