I grew up in Yuma Arizona, a town in the Sonoran Desert near the border of Mexico. About two and a half hours east of San Diego and receiving less than four inches of rain a year, the town is in a rain shadow. A rain shadow is a geographic and atmospheric phenomenon at an area on the leeward side of
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Companions on the Journey
When I was in Catholic grade school where we attended Mass every Friday, there was one song we sang very often called “Companions on the Journey.” Nothing about the song really stood out to me during those years beside the fact that we sung it so often that it was almost like a theme song of the
A Dwelling Not Made with Hands
Shelter is often described as one of the basic needs for human life, and one of the four essential elements to survive along with food, water, and air. There’s a publication from NASA on “Human Needs” that states, “Before past explorers set off to find new lands and conquer new worlds, they had to
The Way of the Cross
On Good Friday I went to Via Crucis (the Way of the Cross) in San Luis Mexico, a live enactment of Jesus’ journey to His death on the cross with local community members playing the roles. Several hundred people gathered to walk with “Jesus” as he carried a wooden cross throughout the streets of
Loving From a Distance
When I was in a long distance relationship, my friend and I stumbled across a website called Loving from a Distance, which was started by a long distance couple that offers advice, inspiration, and other resources for couples in long distance relationships. They also have a small selection of gifts
Not A Spirit Of Fear: I Am Weak, But He Is Strong
One of my best friends from college and I started a special tradition almost four years ago now. We had always kept in touch after graduating but we desired to start a new way of connecting that involved not only just updating each other on our personal lives but also growing together in our faith