TO be consistent to our Christian identity and vocation, we need to live a certain type of detachment that involves a certain self-emptying that would
Category: Reflections
The sweet poison of the good life
LET’S be wary of the danger that the privileges, gifts and good fortune we enjoy in life can bring about. Christ warned us of this
Let’s strive to enter by the narrow gate
GIVEN our wounded and sinful condition here on earth, Christ suggests that we choose to enter by the narrow gate. (cfr. Lk 13,22-30) That’s simply
The love-generated zeal and focus
WHERE there is love, there is always zeal, the state of always being driven and bent on pursuing a clear goal. And this was shown
Always watchful and focused
“BE like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.” (Lk 12,36) With these words,
Focus on heaven, on God
“‘YOU fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it
Insistent and persevering in prayer
IT’S interesting to note that in the gospel, there is a part where Christ teaches his disciples how to pray, giving them “Our Father,” and
Everything should be prayer
WE have to realize that prayer is the only thing necessary in our life. (cfr. Lk 10,38-42) We need it more than we need air
Loving God by loving neighbor
MAKE no mistake about this. If we truly love God, we also should love our neighbor who can be anybody and everybody. This truth of
Synodality and today’s apostolate
“JESUS appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to