July Reflection – Social friendship

July Reflection – Social friendship

Pope Francis’ July Prayer Intention: Social friendship – We pray  that, in social, economic and political situations of conflict, we may be courageous and  passionate architects of dialogue and friendship.  In the heart of summer, these are long and lazy...
June Reflection – The beauty of marriage

June Reflection – The beauty of marriage

Marriage is a tremendously beautiful Christian vocation meant to reflect that eternal and infinite faithfulness that Christ has for His Church (Ephesians 5:32).  It is also a vocation, like every vocation, made up of the concrete ups and downs, joys and struggles of...
May Reflection – The world of finance

May Reflection – The world of finance

The story of Lazarus and the Rich Man in Luke chapter 16 may appear distant to us due to its graphic description of dogs licking the sores of Lazarus. Today, we live in a world in which we do not encounter abject poverty or if we do, we have become desensitized to it....
April Reflection – Fundamental rights

April Reflection – Fundamental rights

The first chapter of the book of Genesis tells us that humanity was created “in the image of God” (Gen 1:26-27).  This phrase still echoes with fundamental importance for our world today, because the image of God in us is our source of human dignity.  While we would...
March Reflection – Sacrament of reconciliation

March Reflection – Sacrament of reconciliation

Reconciliation has cleansed me dozens of times, but it has resurrected a significant relationship:  the one with my father. In 2011, I knew that I needed to reconcile with my dad – and ultimately with God — for being a distant son.  Perhaps my desire was to...