One of the classic definitions of prayer tells us that prayer is raising the mind and heart to God. In essence, that says it all. The problem is that often we raise our minds but not our hearts. Our prayer Continue reading →
Hola! Bienvenido! ¡Buenos días! Welcome! These were my greetings to the pilgrims who stopped by our church of Our Lady of the Assumption. It is a 14th-century old Gothic church in the small village of Villatuerta, Navarra.Fr. Marlon Vargas, Continue reading →
We have an ambiguous relationship to silence. There are times when we fear it and try to avoid it and there are other times when we are tired and over-stimulated and positively long for it. Generally, though, we have too Continue reading →
In his latest apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, Pope Francis has highlighted the urgency of every person doing their best to minimize the effects of climate change.
The exhortation, published on the Feast of St Francis of Assisi this year, Continue reading →
The Word is creative in a variety of directions: “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, by the breath of His mouth all their host” (Ps 33.6). Wisdom points out that it is possible to Continue reading →
Pope Francis’ Message for the 2023 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This year’s theme is: ‘Let Justice and Peace Flow’, inspired by the words of the prophet Amos: ‘Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness Continue reading →
One of the reasons why we struggle with faith is that God’s presence inside us and in our world is rarely dramatic, overwhelming, sensational, something impossible to ignore.
God doesn’t work like that. God’s presence, much to our frustration and Continue reading →
There are four distinct kinds of Christian prayer: There is Incarnational prayer, Mystical prayer, Affective prayer, and Priestly prayer. What are these? How are they different from each other?
Incarnational Prayer. St. Paul invites us to “pray always”. How Continue reading →
God gives each thing the capacity to be itself. To human beings, He gives much more: Himself as Father, making them His children, similar to Himself. Creation is a continuous action. Like the water gushing out always new from a Continue reading →
To dare to live one’s vocation is to accept setting out on a journey, going with those who can guide us on the journey, and responding with hope in the face of difficulties. To the urgency of vocation, there has Continue reading →
