Wash what is sordid, Bathe what is parched, Heal what bleeds. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, one evening at the Home of...
Small Drops of Softness
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Holy Spirit: Love that is magnetic
"Holy Spirit, reflect in us, as in a mirror, the glory of the Lord Jesus, that we may be transformed into His image."...
Holy Spirit, Source of Consolation
“Consolation is the happiness that carries pain with it. It springs from the very heart of grief” – Archbishop Luis M....
The Man Who Goes Towards His Limits, Goes to His Humanity
This month we want to reflect on the limits that characterize the life of any person in the world. When I discuss a...
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...
St. Mary Magdalene, Apostles to the Apostles
During the Jubilee Year of Mercy in 2016, by request of Pope Francis, the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene was elevated...
My heart is yours now
On this Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, we strive to open our hearts that we might receive this...
St. Cecilia, Apostle of Love
St. Cecilia is one of those great saints who receives a great amount of devotion, especially from musicians. As a...
St. Paul, Apostle of Freedom
In 1993 during my last year of studies at the Lateran, I was struck by the course on New Testament exegesis,...
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...
Stronger than death
“Thus says the Lord God: Look! I am going to open your graves; I will make you come up out of your graves, my people,...