On 21 June, the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, Andean cultures celebrate the new year. Fire, music, fruit and corn are the symbols. And open palms to thank and welcome.

On 21 June, the winter solstice, Andean cultures celebrate Continue reading →

In the Central Latin-American tradition, devotion is strong to Our Lady with the child Jesus in her arms. The people have made it their duty in their daily life.

The image of Our Lady among the people leads us to Continue reading →

More than ever before, the call for dialogue and collaboration has heightened. Our Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous and Digital (VUCAD) world requires working towards greater simplicity and clarity in the way we dialogue and collaborate.

Chiara Lubich, the founder of Continue reading →

What lies deepest inside authentic faith is the truth that God is the object of all human desire, no matter how earthy and unholy that desire might seem at times. This implies that everything we desire is contained in God. Continue reading →

Many things divide us: language, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, politics, ideology, personal history, temperament, private wounds, moral judgments.

It is hard to see people who are different from us as brothers and sisters, loved and valued by God in the Continue reading →

Peace is a gift from God. In the Old Testament there is a beautiful blessing entrusted to Moses by God: “May Yahweh bless you and keep you. May Yahweh let his face shine on you and be gracious to you. Continue reading →

 Have you ever seen the sun set upon the sea,
 The migrating birds fly in formation proud?
 Have you ever seen the mighty forest
and heard the birds sing clear and loud?

Have you seen the flowers in the meadows Continue reading →

Let the students march and speak,
Let the youth protest and cry,
Let the day of justice roll on.

May they change the world with truth
and confound the lie.
The world is heating, we are cooking ourselves to death, Continue reading →

Water is sacred in Andean culture. It is both life and a human right; they are increasingly threatened by the mining system that poisons them.

In the Andean world, water is fundamental; it contains a spirit which enables life to Continue reading →

One day, while I was walking around the city, I saw the following sentence on a painted wall: “Trees do not eat their own fruits. Rivers do not drink their own waters. The wealth of gifts is always for the Continue reading →