On Friday February 13, 27,000 Catholic Schools Children across Belize participated in our annual Little Lighthouse Love Walk. Last year a cancelled flight left me stranded in Atlanta during the…
Author: Fr. Matt Ruhl
Musings from the Road: New School Year
On Monday September 1st the new school year for Catholic Primary Schools of Belize begins. It is a time for hope, optimism, new energy. Teachers wear smiles, children are happy…
Musings from the Road: For God and Country
Walking through the kitchen door as a teen my mother would sometimes ask, “So what have you done today for God and country?” That rhetorical question from my mother takes…
Musings from the Road: Climbing Mountains
We climbed the Mahoosuc Mountains in Maine. The White Mountains in New Hampshire. The Green Mountains in Vermont. The Adirondack Mountains in New York. Thus far there has been a…
The Lighthouse Ride Prayer
Trying to raise five million dollars is a well-nigh impossible task. But we need not fear. Our Faith teaches us that our God is Lord of the impossible. Mary the…
Pilgrims of Hope
On December 24th Pope Francis walked through the door opened at St. Peter’s Basilica, ushering in the Jubilee Year 2025, the theme of which is Pilgrims of Hope. Pilgrims of Hope…
What About the Rest of Us?
Early on in this Lighthouse Ride business I had intended to raise only enough money to fix the schools I was immediately responsible for, the 29 grade schools of the…
Beware the Coffee Buzz. It’s How The Ride Began.
Beware the coffee buzz, especially on a sunny day cruising through the Maya Mountains. That little caffeine high might just push you over the edge of normal self-restraint and get…
The Dry Season Is Upon Us in Belize
This year, the dry season has been so hot and so dry, I had to beg for water tanks to be installed in four of our village schools. When the…
Overcoming the Fear of the Impossible to Fulfill God’s Call
By Fr. Matthew Ruhl, S.J. When I first took this job at St. Peter Claver in the Toledo District, I took on the responsibilities of 35 village churches and 30 primary…