Month: July 2020

Inigo Lopez de Loyola, who later took the name Ignatius, was the youngest son of a nobleman of the mountainous Basque region of northern Spain. Trained in the courtly manner of the time of King Ferdinand, he dreamed of …

Mientras se recuperaba de una herida contraída como soldado, Ignacio leyó vidas de santos, al no tener otros libros a mano. Estas lecturas le hicieron reflexionar seriamente sobre el sentido y finalidad de la vida, hizo peregrinaciones, y por fin …

The 49th Abbey Bach Festival will be a free four-day virtual concert series, broadcast live each evening at 7 pm. Each concert will be original and available for viewing through Saturday, August 8, 2020. Musicians will be performing in …

“Dichosos los que escuchan la palabra de Dios y la ponen en práctica.” (Lucas 8,21)

Hoy celebramos la Fiesta de San Pedro Crisólogo. Este santo ha sido uno de los oradores más famosos de la Iglesia Católica. A la …

St. Peter Chrysologus, who lived during the 5^th century, was distinguished by a fierce loyalty to the Church, not only in its teaching, but in its authority as well. He looked upon learning not as a mere …

This is an examination of life as it is unfolding here and now, inspired by St. Martha and based on Galatians 5,22-23: “… the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” All …

Marta significa: “señora; jefe de hogar.” En Betania, un pueblecito cercano a Jerusalén, vivía una familia de la cual dice el Evangelio un elegio hermosísimo: “Jesús amaba a Marta, a María, y a su hermano Lázaro.” Difícil encontrar un detalle …

When we read about Martha and Mary in the Bible, we usually emphasize the encounter they had with Jesus in their home at Bethany (see Luke 10). We know that account well: Martha complained that the household chores had been …

La gratitud es tal vez el más alto movimiento del corazón humano. Es un sentimiento que está justo en el corazón del cristianismo. La primera oración cristiana en el Nuevo Testamento, el Magníficat de María (Lucas 1,46-55), es una oración …

In the midst of times of uncertainty it is important to reflect on how gratefulness might help calm us, reduce our fears, and make our expectations more realistic. Gratefulness can also open us to greater kindness and fuel action grounded …