It is interesting to note how Jesus, the most intelligent of the intelligent, the wisest of the wise, chose to instruct us using simple parables through which he always succeeds in conveying an important spiritual message. These allegorical stories or comparisons of astonishing simplicity are always intended to make us
Continue readingSince my ordination to the priesthood in 1989, I have had the opportunity to meet and help many people in spiritual accompaniment or during confessions. In this ministry, I sometimes felt powerless in front of that person, because the sufferings or traumas that had scarred his life and broken his
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“What exactly is faith? How do I know if I really have faith in God?” That was the question that a 16-year-old youth asked me about 15 years ago when he was speaking aloud in front of a dozen teenagers gathered in the house where one of them lived. For
Continue readingSince our creation in our mother’s womb, our bodies have been subjected to a series of laws and necessities that are incumbent upon us for our survival. From the birth that we did not choose until the death that will inevitably follow, we need to eat, drink, sleep, and contribute
Continue readingWhen I was a child, my mother taught me how to pray: through her teachings, through invocations, formulas, supplications thanksgiving and praise, she showed me the way to connect with God. At home, at school, in church, or privately, I had learned to recite words by heart that could be
Continue readingTo advance, to grow in holiness, to “possess God” as St. John the Evangelist says, we must fight to earn the reward that the Lamb will give to the victor who perseveres to the end (Rev 3:21). On several occasions, Saint Paul reminds us that we must “fight the good
Continue readingYou’d think COVID-19 would only infiltrate the lungs. But obviously it’s spreading far beyond that vital organ! First, in the head: it makes us extremely fearful and afraid of death and suffering; then in the heart: it creates feelings of anxiety, phobia, loneliness, even panic in some people. A little
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