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…
St. Joseph's personality St. Joseph's life is a complete silence. Yet this silence is eloquent in its every action. If we search the Bible, we probably won’t find a word spoken by him and…
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…
Learn to trust from St. Thérèse Today’s youth are being faced with opposing definitions regarding where they should be placing their trust. On one hand, the mainstream media tells young people that in order to be…
The multiplication of chocolate We’re all familiar with the story of the multiplication of the bread and fish in the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew. Jesus feels compassion for the crowd…
Why does the devil persist in keeping us away from Our Lady? Why is the devil so extremely persistent in keeping us away from Our Lady? Because he wants to keep us eternally away from God. He wants to snatch our souls…
Cell phone Addiction Have you ever... Seen a person have a conversation with another friend, via instant messaging–when they’re right next to each other? Walked into a subway or a bus filled with people, with…
A Great Battle There was a fierce and deadly battle waged on a kingdom. The good and noble king issued a decree asking all his warriors to come to his aid. Soon after,…
You are the light of the world “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid” (Matthew 5:14, RSV). I often like to use the analogy of a kerosene lamp to…
The "Hunger Games" for the Eucharist If you were born in the early 2000s, or before that, there is a good chance the photo above may look familiar. For those who don’t know the movie The Hunger…
Where I am, my servant also will be “Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.” - John 12:26 It is commonly (but mistakenly) thought that Jesus slighted our Blessed Mother when…
Sacrifice If you had a terminal illness and they told you that in order to not die you had to buy a very expensive medicine, for which you had to tell…
A lesson in Chinese on the Heart of Mary Recently, I found out that in Chinese, the Sacred Heart (of Jesus) and the Immaculate Heart (of Mary) are written with the same phrase "sheng xin", which literally translates to…
The call to holiness Through Baptism, every Christian is called to holiness and to do apostolate. Holiness is not reserved for a few chosen souls. We are all—without exception—called to holiness, which consists in…
10 Tips for the month of May It's the month of May! There's no better time to get to know our Blessed Mother than this special month which is consecrated to her. If you're stuck for ideas on…
"Mary had it easy…" the devil whispers in your ear Jesus left us the greatest treasure He had. He left us His Mother: "Woman, behold your son. Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold your mother'" (John 19:26-27). Our Lady has…
