We have been married for 28 years with two wonderful children, Francis, 22, and Makara, 17. Our journey, however, has...
A child dies and a mother is born, a father is born
Human logic rejects any loss, especially the loss of loved ones such as a child. The taste of absence is bitter, the...
The Most Excruciating Pain
In the month of November, when the Church traditionally remembers the faithful departed, the Pope invites people to...
Renewing Our Hearts: Embracing the Message of Dilexit Nos
Renewing Our Hearts On October 24, Pope Francis released his fourth encyclical, Dilexit Nos. In it, the Holy...
My Journey with Others in the Prayer Network
Testimony of Julia Cadena, Member of the Colombian National Apostolic Team As a member of the National Apostolic Team...
How St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lived Her Apostleship of Prayer
On October 1st, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the "Little Flower," whose simple yet...
Listening with the heart
The cry of the earth and of the victims of environmental catastrophes is what Pope Francis asks us to listen to this...
How can I pray in the midst of my daily tasks?
To love God in all things, and all things in HIM. (St. Ignatius of Loyola) To tell you about my experience of prayer,...
What is it that you would give your life for?
The Way of the Heart with Mary. Step Seven. We give our life with Him. Mary gave everything she had to live for, she...
The Misunderstood Sacrament
The most common risk for the sacraments in today's society is to trivialize them. Marriage is reduced to a great...
Learning to reread life
Among the legacies left to us by St. Ignatius of Loyola in the Spiritual Exercises is spiritual rereading. What is...
Anointing: a gift in pain
I do not often administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, since I have been involved in youth ministry for...