Month: July 2022

Cada 14 de julio la Iglesia Católica en Estados Unidos celebra a Santa Catalina (Kateri) Tekakwitha, la primera santa nativa y, en consecuencia, la primera mujer perteneciente a los pueblos originarios de ese país en llegar a los altares. Santa …

For the Orthodox Jew in the time of Jesus’ public ministry, “religion” was a matter of burdens. Namely, the 613 Mosaic laws and the thousands of oral interpretations provided by scribes, Pharisees, and other leaders. These laws and interpretations dictated …

Jesus knew that ordinary people with big, sensitive hearts, rather than proud intellectuals like the Scribes and the Pharisees, were able accept the “Good News” which He preached. He promises that big-hearted people will inherit Heaven rather than the learned …

Uno de los diversos acontecimientos que llevaron a la intelectualmente dotada Edith Stein a convertirse a la fe católica fue ser testigo de cómo una mujer sencilla y corriente entraba en una iglesia para rezar. En palabras de la propia …

Did Jesus always have “success” in His ministry? The Gospels, Matthew 11, 20-24, for example, show us that those to whom He ministered were sometimes closed off to His message and even His “mighty works.” Towns like Chorazin, Bethsaida, and …

¿Tuvo Jesús éxito siempre en su ministerio? El Evangelio (por ejemplo, Mateo 11, 20-24) es la prueba de que incluso el propio Hijo de Dios no logró tocar los corazones de Corazín, Betsaida, y Cafarnaúm. Incluso derramó lágrimas por Jerusalén …

St. Benedict (born in 480) is known as the “Father of Western Monasticism.” He had a huge influence in his own time and in succeeding centuries. The men who joined with him in a communal life (monks) were a source …

El tiempo de San Benito, entre los años 480 y 550 D.C., era un tiempo de crisis – muy semejante al nuestro. Cambió radical de la faz de todo el mundo de la época. El Imperio Romano se estaba derrumbando …

En la Parábola del Buen Samaritano, podemos reconocer que somos “caminantes,” peregrinos que están en camino, y que debemos buscar seguir las huellas de Cristo. La Parábola nos enseña a seguir a Jesús, porque seguirlo nos enseña a tener …

As the whole Church hears the Parable of the Good Samaritan today, we do well to pray for the grace to see and treat others with the compassion of God. We have a common responsibility to help those in …