Month: January 2023
February 1: National Catholic Schools Week
Sometimes, our difficulties seem to be overwhelming. We think there is no end. Covid-19 presented us with a very long stretch where the trials and difficulties seemed almost endless. But God sent us relief and His promise is that he …
31 de enero: Creando una Comunidad
Hoy, celebramos la fiesta de San Juan Bosco, fundador de “la Familia Salesiana” y “Padre y Maestro de la Juventud.”
Según el Papa Francisco: “Pienso en Don Bosco, que no se fue a buscar a los jóvenes a ninguna …
January 31: A Great Cloud of Witnesses
A central paradox of the Paschal Mystery (the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus) is this: in order to reach the unending joy and happiness which was offered to Him by His heavenly Father, Jesus underwent the appalling pain of …
January 30: Following Jesus
Have you ever noticed the number of times that Jesus, in His public ministry, heals a person or works another type of miracle, and then says something like “Go home to your people and tell them all that the Lord …
30 de enero: Siguiendo a Jesús
En Marcos 5, 1-20, Jesús se nos presenta de nuevo como “liberador.” Desde la fuerza del Reino, es capaz de enfrentarse a la furia de un endemoniado, que tiene atrapado a un hombre. Este encuentro de Jesús revela la situación …
January 29: The Day of the Lord
The Scriptures today (especially Matthew 5, 1-12) pose some hard questions for us. In all the world’s craziness, do we seek – and where do we find – what’s truly wise? In all our weaknesses, do we look for – …
29 de enero: El Día del Señor
Desde su origen, el domingo ha sido para los cristianos el día de la alegría. Día en el que ha de crecer nuestra esperanza. Así exhorta ya la Didascalia de los Apóstoles en el siglo II: “Estén siempre alegres el …
January 28-29: Preparing to Celebrate Sunday’s Mass
St. Matthew’s Gospel was written originally in the Greek language. It might be helpful, therefore, to know that the Greek word makarioi (translated in Matthew 5, 1-12 as “blessed”) translates just as well as “happy,” or “deserving of honor,” or …
28-29 de enero: Preparándonos para Celebrar la Misa Dominical
El domingo, vamos a empezar la lectura del llamado “Sermón de la Montaña,” tal como nos lo ha transmitido el Evangelista San Mateo. Esta pieza fundamental de la enseñanza de Jesús, la iremos leyendo durante todos esos domingos que nos …
January 27: The Power of God
In the early 1500’s, the pace of change was quickening throughout the world. Developments in technology and travel were sweeping the globe and few were unaffected by the rapid change going on in many places. For example, the printing press …