Sometimes we think the battle for faith happens in the street, at work, or on social media; but there is a front that few people name, and it is the most demanding of all: the one in the sheets, the silences, and the intimacy of marriage. We live in a […]

Love is the essential gift. Everything else, which is given to us without our deserving it, becomes a gift by virtue of love.(Joseph Pieper, German philosopher) The word love has been so discredited that we almost no longer dare to pronounce it. We prefer to use expressions such as humanity, solidarity, or […]

From the very beginning of creation, the universe and human life have followed the order established by the Creator, the supreme architect of all that exists. He is not only the origin of all things, but the divine will that sustains and guides the course of existence. Under His design, […]

We are spiritual beings on a pilgrimage through this world. For a time, we inhabit a kind of shell — an armor we call the physical body. Yet even from a scientific perspective, this “armor” is anything but permanent. The molecular and cellular components of our bodies are in constant […]

It has begun! Today is the First Sunday of Lent – already a few days past Ash Wednesday! –  and we have set our sights toward the ultimate ‘definition’ of Love: The Cross! It seems like – with ‘wintery’ weather still ‘here’ for some of us! – Christmas was just […]

With the coming of Lent, I found myself reflecting on my prayer life and its beginnings. Growing up, God and church were always there — woven into the fabric of my life — through Sunday Mass, grace at dinner and prayers before bed each night. Even so, as I grew […]

There are seasons in life when a spiritual practice that once felt difficult, confusing, or even intimidating suddenly begins to make sense. For me, Daniel’s Fast has been one of those practices. Years ago, when I first heard about it, I saw it mostly as a diet, a physical sacrifice, […]

Several years ago, I was on a flight from Miami. I was seated on the aisle next to a younger man who seemed unsettled. He was squirming, sometimes encroaching on my space, and moaning. Before take-off, his phone rang several times, and he answered the calls in Spanish. Thinking only […]

Eight years have passed since the death of Christina Dangond, yet what remains is not simply memory shaped by time, but life transformed by grace. Grace has a way of doing what time alone cannot: it does not erase grief, but it deepens it into meaning; it does not dull […]

Did you know that nature has its own spirituality? It helps us connect with our inner selves and feel God’s presence. Who hasn’t walked through a forest, climbed a mountain, or strolled along the seashore without rediscovering their deepest self and connecting to God who is present in nature? Today, […]