The Blessedness of Mourning: A Reflection for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

You yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (Lk 2:35) My mother grew up in a devout Catholic home, the third of six children. To escape the hardship of a country under dictatorship rule, all six, along with their mother, emigrated to the United States in the […]

The Blessedness of Mourning: A Reflection for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
You yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (Lk 2:35) My mother grew up in a devout Catholic home, the third of six children. To escape the hardship of a country under dictatorship rule, all six, along with their mother, emigrated to the United States in the […]