The Christian life is a continuous journey of spiritual growth. As time passes, we believers come to understand that many events lie beyond our control and that human limitations are an unavoidable part of life. Rather than leading to resignation, this reality invites us to trust in God and live […]

May you live to see your children’s children. (Psalm 128:6) Not long ago, my first grandson came into this world, and I still struggle to find the words to describe everything I feel. Happiness, pride, gratitude, wonder—a beautiful mix of emotions that fills my heart every time I see him. […]

I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows […]

Whoever eats this bread will live forever! (John 6:51) Today, we celebrate the great Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: The Most Holy Eucharist. So often when I think about the Eucharist (which I have celebrated in the Mass every day of my 26 years as […]

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The idea that God is one God in three divine Persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – is not an easy concept to grasp. The doctrine itself developed over centuries of theological reflection and Church teaching […]

There are experiences we begin with hope, willingness, and an open heart, sincerely believing that we can contribute something good. We arrive with the desire to serve, to offer our talents, and to plant something that may one day bear fruit. We do not arrive seeking recognition. We arrive with […]

God is perfect. We are not. Those are fundamental tenets of the Christian faith. As St. Paul says in his letter to the Romans, we “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) He doesn’t say some have sinned. He says all – me, you, […]

Every year when Mother’s Day approaches, children—whether they are six years old or sixty—begin asking the same question: What can I give my mother? Some bring roses…. Some write a card…. Some make a phone call…. Some prepare a meal…. Some simply spend time, because they know that presence itself […]

Dear friends, on May 8, the feast day of Our Lady of Luján, patroness of Argentina, we will celebrate the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate as successor of Peter and of the beloved Pope Francis “who came from the ends of the earth.” To understand Leo, it is […]

We find ourselves in the early days of the Easter Season. With the grief of Holy Week still in our peripheral view, we are nevertheless invited into these fifty days of sustained – at times “persistent in spite of” – joy. Today Jesus’ voice is singing His familiar leitmotif of […]