“Consolation is the happiness that carries pain with it. It springs from the very heart of grief” – Archbishop Luis M....
Holy Spirit, Source of Consolation
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Suffering
The Trinity Embraces Our Suffering
Just as many books written throughout history, the Bible recounts to us the depths of two realities: life and...
Does God care that I am suffering?
I remember when I stepped into a hospice care center for the first time. I was 17 years old and my grandma was nearing...
The Power of Powerlessness
Over the last few months, we have begun our considerations of the meaning of suffering as we seek to live out our...
What will you name it?
It could happen that sometimes you feel tepid or lukewarm in your relationship with God, praying becomes tiresome and...
A Grain of Wheat
Health problems. Discouragement. Weariness. Loss of a loved one. Stress. Pain. Who of us has not tasted at least one...
St. John Paul II and St. Faustina: Apostles of Mercy
Dear John Paul II and Sr. Faustina, This past summer I saw you both painted in Cracow, under the rain that gushes...
Offertory: “You have changed my mourning into dancing”
A little more than two years ago, I was molded by a life-changing experience. “Brother pain” as St. Francis would say,...
Being a light for others
When he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven...
The Beating of a Consecrated Heart
Recently I find myself returning to the same question: What does it mean to have a consecrated heart? I myself am not...
The Goodness of Good Friday
On this Good Friday, there is much goodness for which we can give thanks. This is the only day of the year in which...
The God Who Surprises Us
“20 days ago I heard the call to follow God in the Focolari. I chose Him and to Him I want to give my whole self. I...