Poverty, peace, creation and mercy are the four pillars of the intense adventure of the first Pope, called “from the far side of the world”. Peripheries always at the centre. Preference for the poorest. An outgoing Church.
The invitation to hope, which the Jubilee calls for, seems audacious when considering a world like ours, steeped in numerous challenging situations. However, it is precisely that hope – a gift from God – that imbues our life journey with Continue reading →
A Jubilee is a holy time of forgiveness and reconciliation, an opportunity to obtain indulgences and to return to the essence of fraternity. The spiritual dimension of the Jubilee must be combined with its social aspect; pilgrims are called to Continue reading →
We belong to each other. We must not act as though we have no resources and energies to count on. Our intellectual heritages and spiritual traditions provide enormous valuable assets on which we can build. We are not helpless.
In the face of so many problems we can get the feeling that praying about them is useless. For example, in the face of the discouragement and helplessness we feel before some of the mega problems in our world, it Continue reading →
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light” (Is 9:1).
This prophecy of Isaiah never ceases to touch us, especially when we hear it proclaimed in the liturgy of Christmas Night. This is not simply an Continue reading →
I believe in God because I sense, at the deepest level of my being, that there’s an inalienable moral structure to things. Life, love, and meaning are morally-contoured. There’s an inalienable “law of karma” that’s experienced everywhere and in everything: Continue reading →
As disciples of Christ, we are invited to grow in our likeness to Him through our thoughts, words, and actions. We should prioritize prayer, cultivate a compassionate heart, and pursue a mission in life.
We’re called to “live in the light”, but we tend to have an overly romantic idea of what that should mean. We tend to think that to live in the light means that there should be a kind of special Continue reading →
