In the Creed, immediately after professing our faith in the Holy Spirit, we say: “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church”. There is a profound connection between these two realities of faith: indeed it is the Holy Spirit who gives life to the Church, who guides her steps. Without the constant presence and ... Read more...
(…) today I would like to focus on the second gift, that is, understanding. We are not dealing here with human understanding, with the intellectual prowess with which we may be more or less endowed. Rather, it is a grace which only the Holy Spirit can infuse and which awakens in a Christian the ability ... Read more...
44 Then he said to them, “These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46 and said to them, ... Read more...
26. By contrast, the Sabbath’s position as the seventh day of the week suggests for the Lord’s Day a complementary symbolism, much loved by the Fathers. Sunday is not only the first day, it is also “the eighth day”, set within the sevenfold succession of days in a unique and transcendent position which evokes not ... Read more...
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, ... Read more...
We would like to share with you what we experienced on the evening of March 19, the solemnity of St. Joseph. Since his name is José Antonio (Joseph Anthony), our new archbishop chose this date for his installation at the head of our diocese. The celebration was very beautiful and the cathedral was full! Many ... Read more...
“The Gospel tells us that rivers of living water flow from the depth of the believer’s soul; not one river but rivers; rivers of peace, rivers of light, rivers of wisdom, rivers of love and of charity. And these inexhaustible rivers do not leave the heart in order to be lost; they are communicated to ... Read more...
