Month: March 2021
March 24: God’s Love Shining Through Us
Many of us grew up hearing the hymn “They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love.” Using modern standards, there are some who criticize the song as “dated” and “kind of cheesy!” Nonetheless, doesn’t it stir up memories of …
24 de marzo: La Verdadera Libertad
En los Evangelios, Jesús repetidamente nos enseña el núcleo y el sentido de la verdadera “libertad.” Ser libre es, por oposición, no ser esclavo. Esclavo es el dependiente, el que tiene secuestrada su libre voluntad y se reduce a ser …
March 23: Behold the Wood of the Cross
We often talk about Lent as a forty-day pilgrimage through a “spiritual desert.” In the Book of Numbers (21,4-9), we read about the bronze serpent which was lifted up by Moses during the Israelites’ forty-year pilgrimage to the …
23 de marzo: La Cruz de Cristo
Es una verdad incontestable que solamente la fe salva. En la historia de los israelitas, ellos mostraron cuánto creían en esta verdad. Mientras iban caminando y vagando por el desierto, se rebelaron contra Dios. El mismo Dios los castigó enviándoles …
22 de marzo: Apoya a los Migrantes y Refugiados
La historia de la humanidad es una historia del pueblo de Dios en movimiento. Los israelitas escapando de Egipto. La Sagrada Familia huyendo de Herodes. Una y otra vez, las Sagradas Escrituras narran momentos de migración forzada. Hoy en día, …
March 22: Immigration
“Long ago I gave these commands to my people: ‘You must see that justice is done, and must show kindness and mercy to one another. Do not oppress widows, orphans, or foreigners who live among you, or anyone else in …
March 20-21: Preparing to Celebrate this Weekend’s Mass
Have you ever thought about the fact that every sickness, every ailment, and every evil that has tried to separate us from God or from one another was challenged and conquered by Jesus in the Gospels? Lepers were cleansed and …
20-21 de marzo: Preparándonos para Celebra la Misa Dominical
Según el Evangelio de San Juan (12,20-33) unos peregrinos griegos que han venido a celebrar la Pascua de los judíos se acercan a Felipe con una petición: “Queremos ver a Jesús.” No es curiosidad. Es un deseo profundo de conocer …
March 19: Feast of St. Joseph
We rejoice in celebrating the Feast of the Patron Saint of the Universal Church: St. Joseph! The Church, from the beginning, has given him great honor and has recognized how special he is in God’s plan. His whole life was …