Meeting with three Popes ”face to face”
For the past 25 years, I have been supremely blessed to have met three Popes “face-to-face” in mostly private audiences on several different occasions in the Vatican as a result Continue Reading
Then I realized they were truly saints…
„CUM AU REUȘIT SFÂNTUL PAPĂ IOAN PAUL AL II-LEA ȘI CEI 7 EPISCOPI MARTIRI GRECO-CATOLICI SĂ-MI SCHIMBE VIAȚA PENTRU TOTDEANUA… ” Născut și crescut în Oradea, într-o familie de preot Continue Reading
The Seven Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishop-Martyrs Who Will Be Beatified by Pope Francis
On June 2, 2019, seven Romanian Greek-Catholic Bishop-martyrs will be beatified in Blaj on the Liberty Plain. The Holy Father Pope Francis himself will lead the beatification service. The blessed Continue Reading
One Body of Christ
It has become something of a cliché to fret about how polarized and divided we have become, not only as a nation but even, as it were, as a species. Continue Reading
Nostalgia
Memory is such a beautiful thing! Without our memories, life would be a flat, tasteless pursuit of our most immediate needs, without reference to the times, places, and people that Continue Reading
“God has a bigger plan for me!” (Catalin Chindea’s faith story)
Catalin Chindea’s faith journey began in Romania. Born in Alba Iulia and raised there until he was 13, Catalin emigrated with his mother and sister to the United States in Continue Reading
Creating a Culture of Protection and Healing in Our Church
The Development of High-Reliability Organization As a nurse I have worked for years in developing cultures of safety. Actually, the pioneering high reliable organizations started within the airline, nuclear power Continue Reading
Spiritual vigor in the quest for health
The theme of “war and peace” accurately defines the clinical environment, namely the contemporary hospital, which has become more technologically developed, aggressive, and more engaged in the struggle with the Continue Reading
Free Beer Tomorrow (how to welcome death in peace)
Many years ago, I saw in a bar a banner that said: “Free beer, tomorrow!” I remember someone asking the bartender, more jokingly, than seriously, how many people got the Continue Reading
If Christianity is not Joy, it’s not Christianity!
Interview with Father Constantin Hadarag Constantin Hadarag was born in 1971 in Vaslui, Romania into a family of 15 children. He graduated from the Philosophy-History High School in Iasi, received Continue Reading