Month: January 2022

January 19: Do Not Worry About Tomorrow

There is an old adage: “You cannot start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” Sometimes we tend to get stuck. Maybe our last chapter was wonderful – but maybe it was painful and

January 18: The Call from God

The First Book of Samuel (13, 1-16) describes “the call” from God to David, whom God has chosen to be King. A reading like this is an opportunity for each of us to reflect on our own vocation, our “being

18 de enero: En Este Mundo Frágil e Incierto

“Los caminos de Dios no son nuestros caminos…” Lo débil atrae la fuerza de Dios. Él confunde a los poderosos seleccionando a los que menos cuentan y a los inhábiles para realizar su trabajo. Esta perenne inversión de valores se

January 15-16: Preparing for Sunday’s Mass

Do you know anyone who feels bad about feeling good? There are some people, maybe more than we think, who seem to think that, in order to be a “good” Catholic they always have to be denying themselves, always “making

14 de enero: Todo Es Gracia

Durante de la Misa Escolar hoy, la Iglesia nos ofreció el Evangelio de San Marcos 2, 1-12. En la Biblia, especialmente en el Evangelio de San Juan, a los milagros se les llaman “signos.” Son, como la curación del paralítico

January 14: Wholeness and Holiness

At our School Mass today we shared the Gospel passage from Mark 2, 1-12. The episode involves four men who arrived where Jesus was, carrying a paralytic friend. They were anxious to get to Jesus. Seeing no way in, they

January 13 / 13 de enero: St. Hilary / San Hilario

San Hilario nació en el seno del paganismo en el siglo IV. Su afán por buscar la verdad, le llevó a estudiar las diferentes corrientes filosóficas de la época. La búsqueda de la respuesta sobre el fin del hombre le

12 de enero: ¿Cómo Podemos Crecer en Santidad?

Después de muchas semanas de fiesta (la Navidad, la Sagrada Familia, la Madre de Dios, la Epifanía, y el Bautismo del Señor), hemos regresado al “tiempo ordinario.” Ordinario en este sentido no significa “sin importancia.” Hay tantas formas “ordinarias” en

January 12: Heaven Was Opened

Do you remember at last Sunday’s Mass how St. Luke told us that, at the Baptism of Jesus, “heaven was opened?” St. Mark’s Gospel says it even more powerfully: “the heavens were torn apart!”

When we think of God, we