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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 …
Read MoreDid 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 …
Read More¿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 …
Read MoreSt. 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 …
Read MoreEl 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 …
Read MoreEn 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 …
Read MoreAs 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 …
Read MoreEl libro ‘Los Hechos de los Apóstoles’ nos dice: “Jesús pasó su vida entera haciendo el bien.” (10, 38) No tenía poder político, ni de otro tipo para resolver las injusticias que se cometían en Galilea, pero vivió sembrando gestos…
Read MoreAlthough we will not hear from the Apostle James at Mass this weekend, his Letter (in the New Testament) provides a fitting summary of the Scriptures we will share: “Faith without good works is dead.”
Some people tend to be …
Read MoreWhat are we to make of these words from Jesus? “Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by all …
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