Unlike humans, God’s love endures forever
Valentine’s Day gets its name from a bishop who died on this day centuries ago. The martyr meekly submitted himself to torture rather than renounce his faith in Jesus. How a day famous for someone’s death became an occasion for lovers to exchange Valentines is a long story someone else can tell. Let’s focus instead on the connection between Christian faith and the mystery of romantic love between a man and a woman.
Meditations: Friday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the 21st week of Ordinary Time.
Pope's Prayer Intention for February 2025
“Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel called to live Jesus’s mission in life: either through the priestly life, or religious life.”
Alvaro gets us a new car!
At the start of this year, my wife and I came to the realization that we needed a new car. My wife’s business was growing and the car we had at the time was too small to carry the different materials that we usually use in the course of the work. Our family was also growing bigger as we were expecting a baby due to be born in May.
Communicating the Faith in the Contemporary Context: 15 Reflections
15 reflections from Archbishop Rino Fisichella (coordinator of the 2025 Jubilee), delivered during the opening conference of a recent congress on “Communication and Evangelisation: Context, Attitudes, and Experiences.”
Regarding the Premiere of the Docuseries “Heroic Minute. I Also Left Opus Dei”
The entertainment platform HBO Max has released a docuseries featuring interviews with women who recount negative experiences during their time in Opus Dei, many of which have already been made public. In response to the feelings they express, the experiences they share, and the suffering they describe, we reiterate our sorrow and respect, which we also extend to any others who may feel identified with these accounts.
Meditations: Wednesday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the 21st week of Ordinary Time.
“At home and along the way, when you lie down and when you rise:” The Plan of Life (I)
A spiritual plan of life is not so much a “system” as a deep-rooted interior commitment to a relationship: the relationship of a child with their Father. Editorial in the “Combat, closeness, mission” series.
“When we feel loved, we are moved to go out to others”
In his 5 February general audience, Pope Francis continued the catechetical cycle on Jesus Christ, our hope, for the Jubilee of 2025, speaking about the visitation and the Magnificat.
Meditations: Tuesday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time
Some reflections that can assist our prayer during the 21st week of Ordinary Time.