How Can We Respond to God When He Speaks to Us? Prayer starts in our heart, in the deepest part of our soul. We pray when we remember God. How can we bring Him to mind more frequently? We often bring…
Giving thanks in all situations Take into consideration when you want to give thanks to God that you can even give thanks when things go wrong. Not for the thing in itself, but for what…
It's time for a Reform There comes a time when people look around them, they see problems and situations that call their attention, and feel the need for a reform. This was the case with…
How does one go about believing? At the beginning of faith, there is often an emotional disturbance or uneasiness. The person senses that the visible world and the normal course of things cannot be all there…
Letter to a friend Dearest Friend, I have been asked to write you a letter and the truth is that it this is great because I had been wanting to do it for a while,…
Are You Confused About Evolution? When the word “evolution” is brought up, there are usually two reactions:“Ha! See? Science explains everything. Faith is just for people who don’t understand reality.” “People who believe in evolution…
Heaven and treating yourself to an ice cream It’s written all over the Bible. God’s said it. Jesus has said it… To get to Heaven (=happiness forever!) we have to obey His command: "You shall love the Lord,…
Win Losing It is said that, when Jesus was dying on the Cross, God the Father and Satan were playing for the Redemption of the world on a chessboard. God the Father,…
What is God’s Will? When I was just beginning a relationship with God, a concept that I heard often was “do God’s will.” I would think, “Ok, sure, I’ll do it. But what is…
Freedom squared Many springs ago, in a little nest whose twigs I wish not to remember, a Harris’s hawk (a low-flying bird of prey) came into the world with an intense interest…
St. Joseph's personality The life of St. Joseph is complete silence, yet very eloquent in each of his actions. If we search the Bible, we probably won’t find a word of his. It’s also…
Break the thread Saint John of the Cross said, “It doesn’t matter if a bird is tied to a thin thread than to a thick one; If you don’t break it, the bird…
Live in the present It is evident that we are constantly exposed to external noise: traffic, music, advertisements, salespeople, etc. It all brings us to have interior noise, with different thoughts (what I have…
Jesus Calms the Storm “Let us go across to the other side of the lake” (Luke 8:22). It is always Jesus who takes the initiative. He begins the undertaking. He stretches out his hand…
Envy, a Stealthy Companion Love is undoubtedly the foundation of all the other virtues. In the same way, there are vices we tend to drag along that not only prevent us from advancing in…
The joy of Christmas Are you happy because the time has finally arrived when you have finished your exams, you have a well-deserved vacation more or less long and you can see some relatives…
Advent : What’s with the candles? Around this time of year we eat turkey, it gets cold, we sing songs (some of them about Baby Jesus and some about snow), Christmas decorations go up, and there…
Christmas: It's more than colorful lights Will you be counting down the days for presents or are you going to try to live the time of Advent and Christmas a little less superficially this year? How do…
Can a bird forget how to fly? There are certain things in life that are obvious and leave no room for doubt. In fact, it would be ridiculous and irrational to believe the contrary. We have certainties…
Abandoning yourself to God The beginning and the end of a path of holiness consists in constantly abandoning yourself to God’s will: “Your will be done,” “Into Your hands I commend my spirit.” It is…
“I hope for everything from You” Everyone who has gone to school has had to work in groups. If you get to work with responsible people, they help you, friendships are born and so on. However,…
An unprecedented battle We are living in truly convulsive times that we have never experienced before in history and are more unprotected from them than ever. We are not prepared to face them.…
Feast of the Unknown Saints Have you ever wondered how many saints there are in Heaven? If you were to list down the canonized (and venerated and beatified) saints you know, you could probably think of…
The poor in spirit When we talk about poverty, we generally understand it in material terms. You know you’re poor or lacking something when you don’t have it. Nonetheless, a person can be rich…
