Month: December 2021

Pope Francis has asked us to consider a mid-Advent challenge: “Learn from St. Joseph how to cultivate spaces for silence in which another Word can emerge, that is, Jesus, the Word. Learn from St. Joseph how to pay attention to …

The prophet Isaiah prophesied: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, …

Today, we celebrate the Feastday of St. John of the Cross. In 1563, he joined the Carmelite Order. He was a contemporary of and became a close friend to St. Teresa of Avila. Together, they worked to reform the Carmelite …

Hoy celebramos la Fiesta de Santa Lucía. Ella nació y murió en Siracusa, ciudad de Italia, y gracias a sus múltiples virtudes entre las que se destaca la sencillez, la humildad y la honradez, el Papa San Gregorio en el …

“¡Dios está cerca!” y por eso, la Misa de este domingo nos invita insistentemente a la alegría. Y claro que nos podemos preguntar: ¿pero, y hoy es posible la alegría? Considerada como un bienestar basado en la posesión …

This weekend’s Advent Gospel (Luke 3, 10-18) speaks of the expected coming of Jesus. His coming was being proclaimed by John the Baptist as he preached by the waters of the River Jordan. After having heard what the Baptist had …

In 1531, a “Lady from Heaven” appeared to a humble Native American at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of what is now Mexico City. She identified herself as Mary, Mother of the True God for whom we are called to live, …

Hoy se celebra a Santa María de Guadalupe. El pueblo implora su materno auxilio con humildad, recordando su aparición en la colina de Tepeyac, cerca de la ciudad de México. Ella brilla como una estrella que invita a la evangelización …

As twinkling holiday lights and decorations go up on the homes around us, let’s remember that these four weeks leading up to Christmas Day (and the Christmas Season) have a deep religious meaning. As we know, this is a time …

Cuando leemos la Biblia, necesariamente escuchamos su significado desde nuestro contexto cultural y nuestra posición en la sociedad. Pero no podemos detenernos ahí si queremos descubrir capas más profundas de significado.

En los tiempos de Jesús, aquellos sin acceso al …