While other manifestations of Mary claim at most a region or country, Guadalupe is the only one to reign over two continents.
Scripture
Two’s Company, Three’s…a Prayer: Dec. 12, Third Monday of Advent
We need not see prayer as activity for a solo operator only.
How to fulfill your Christmas duty
Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy! (Lk 2:10)
Transformers: Dec. 11, Third Sunday of Advent
His point was that a mundane action, carried out in a disciplined way, can be transformative. So it is with prayer.
What is important to God, and what is just ‘Dust in the Wind?’
Ultimately, the jobs, the degrees, the nice houses, are all chaff in God’s eyes—they do not make us virtuous or worthy.
Surrender or else! On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Mary shows us qualities to seek in our prayer life: receptivity to the divine word, thoughtful reflection and finally, the subordination of our wills to God’s wisdom.
Mary’s Immaculate Conception is humanity’s great recount—the one that counted.
Confidence in God makes Jesus sinless for us. Hope in humanity, in ourselves, does the same for Mary.
The importance of rest in the spiritual life
Second Wednesday of Advent
What if you are that stray lamb? A reflection for Advent.
However it happens, at some point, you will realize that you have no idea where you are, and that there are a lot of unfriendly beasts out there in the world.
A crucified God, like the attack on Pearl Harbor, is not the status quo.
A crucified God is not the status quo, and it is isn’t made into the acceptable, the intellectually palatable, by the proclamation of the resurrection.
