Called Home to Christ
Pope Francis came back to us to celebrate Holy Week and Easter. What a gift. His final homily — his last official teaching — came on Easter Sunday. And he taught why it is necessary to always look for Christ,...
Category: Reflection
Pope Francis broke me
Pope Francis broke me. I used to believe in a Church that was comforting. I loved exploring the depths and breadth of its teaching. I marveled at its grandeur. It was among those that also shared my beliefs and convictions...
Pope Francis has died
Pope Francis has died today, Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. RIP Papa!
Do not be ashamed of the Cross of Christ
Jerusalem, Jerusalem! O city of David. Home of the Prophets. Mount Zion, here God dwells with Mankind in his Temple! Golgotha outside the gates. Thrice blessed! Blessed in the wounds and the hands of Jesus Blessed in the wounds in...
Descending to the Lowest Place
Reflection on Holy Thursday What is so important about Holy Thursday night is the explicit connection between the institution of the Eucharist and a life of service, that is, the link between the sacrament and works of mercy, works of...
Jesus for Money
Spy Wednesday, the Wednesday before Easter, is the day we remember Judas Iscariot’s meeting with the chief priests, during which he agreed to give Jesus to them in exchange for thirty pieces of silver. The sum was not nothing –...
A Week of Suffering and Resurrection for Latin America
Latin America lives out its Holy Week immersed in violence, tension, and hope. This is a mysterious time. In the depths of Latin American communities, Holy Week is a ritual and symbolic exercise where Catholic liturgy and popular tradition blend...
My Own Personal Fatima
Our family has just returned from a trip to Portugal, and I still feel as if I am not quite awake from a dream. While there, we toured the regions of Fatima, Sintra, and Santarem, received the hospitality of remarkably...
‘The Gospel of Life’ – needed now more than ever!
This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most powerfully prophetic social justice and peace encyclicals ever written: Evangelium Vitae (“The Gospel of Life”). Trying to awaken the conscience of the world to reject the “culture of death”...
The caring gaze
On September 19, 1870, troops of the new Kingdom of Italy surrounded the city of Rome, which at the time was ruled by Blessed Pius IX, styled by his loyal people Il Papa Re, the Pope-King. Pius had refused entry...
Sin Does Not Have the Final Word
Lent calls us to reflect on sin – my sin, your sin, the nation’s sin, the church’s sin, the world’s sin. Sin may seem attractive when we’re committing it, but afterwards, we often would rather not think about it,...
Juridical Thinking and Divine Mercy
We are all familiar with the parable of the prodigal son, so I would like to focus on just a few key points from this text to bring out its radical nature. The younger son, as we all know, begins...
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