Category Archives: Catholic Faith & Inspiration

Jorge Ramos: Small man with even smaller ideas

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Univision network’s diminutive anchorman, Jorge Ramos, has pointed his cannon at John Paul II and the Catholic Church. Fortunately for us Catholics, his is a short cannon with limp arguments, as I will detail, but first a little background.

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The Empty Tomb in a Garden

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Have you ever reflected on the role gardens play in our Christian faith? Fr Valle has, an excerpt from his Easter homily: It is very interesting that Mary ends up in a garden looking for Jesus. After all, this whole … Continue reading →

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Great Silence

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Jorge Costales

The following is from the Catholic Radio Dramas website: The Lord descends into hell* (*Limbo the place of waiting) Something strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict XVI: I don’t know

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Jorge Costales

“I ask myself the same question.” We don’t have the answers, but we know that Jesus suffered as innocent children suffer.” That was Pope Benedict XVI’s response to a 7-year-old Japanese girl’s question about why children suffer. More from Pope … Continue reading →

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What Andre Frossard Saw In The Chapel

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Andre Frossard passed away Feb 2 1995. During the last 30 years of his life, he was a columnist in English and French for Le Figaro newspaper. Prior to that, Frosard was arrested by the Gestapo [Klaus Barbie] as part … Continue reading →

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Liberal Catholics, Transubstantiation and Boise St

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Index of Liberal Catholic Warriors for the Faith: Under Construction. See Episcopalian. C’mon guys, don’t ever lose your sense of humor. I mean your faith, well…. But never lose your sense of humor. Think of it as the only true … Continue reading →

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Three Pages into Three Thousand Years

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Three pages into Three Thousand Years and I have an issue. A new low. Advent is a good reminder to attempt to deepen the faith. So when I read great things about Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, I bought … Continue reading →

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Faith: Best Defense is a Good Heart

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Recently I watched Bill Maher’s 2008 comedy/documentary film, Religulous, a play on the words religion and ridiculous. As the title suggests, the the film is not subtle about its intent or treatment of the believers it mocks [think Borat Gone … Continue reading →

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Tell The Boys I Am Waiting For Them In Heaven

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Jorge Costales

“Tell the boys I am waiting for them in Heaven,” was one of the last thoughts Don Bosco spoke. This weekend the relics of Saint John Bosco will be among us in Miami. More specifically, his remains will come to … Continue reading →

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Griese: Miami Legend Honored

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Jorge Costales

I have written before about how much I admire Bob Griese. As a kid, he was almost a default hero as the Miami Dolphins quarterback. But as the years passed, when things beyond sports matter more in how you think … Continue reading →

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