He who is not brightened by such splendours of created things is blind; he who does not awake at such clamours is deaf; he who does not praise God on account of all these effects is mute; he who does not turn towards the First Principle on account of such indications is stupid. Saint Bonaventure
Blessed Virgin Mary no one like you among women has ever been born in the world, daughter and handmaid of the Most High King and heavenly Father, Mother of our Most Blessed Lord Jesus Christ, spouse of the Holy Spirit. Pray for us… to your most blessed and beloved Son, Lord and Master. Francis of… Read more »
Help us to recognize the evil latent in a communication that does not build communion. Help us to remove the venom from our judgements. Help us to speak about others as our brothers and sisters. You are faithful and trustworthy; may our words be seeds of goodness for the world: where there is shouting, let… Read more »
The Grammar of Lent Death Starting with Life… Death is the moment of supreme detachment; the moment in which we are called to hand back our life to the One from whom we received it. But death is not restricted to our final moment here on earth; it accompanies us throughout our life. We… Read more »
The Grammar of Lent Liberation Starting with Life… Every day we face new situations. Every day we have choices to make. Some situations seem to be heavier than others to bear; sometimes we find it hard to decide in what direction to move. We could find ourselves faced with obstacles we didn’t create and… Read more »
The Grammar of Lent Word Starting with Life… There is a very close relationship between the way we communicate and the way we love: some people choose silence over words, others use a violent tone of voice, while still others select their words with care. If we pay attention to how we communicate in… Read more »
The Grammar of Lent Son Starting with Life… The word son makes us think of relationships. We are always the children of someone. We are never completely detached from the world. To be a son or daughter is a vocation: we are always called to share our life with someone else. We are sons… Read more »
The Grammar of Lent Possibilities Starting with Life… The word possibility rouses both hopes and fears in us. If something is possible, it means that the situation facing us has not reached a definitive conclusion. But it is also true that if something is possible, then we must make the commitment to concretizing those… Read more »
Prayer, the Rhythm of Life We have come to the end of the Christmas season. The Liturgy for the Feast of the Epiphany brings to a close our Advent reflections, pointing out to us, through the adoration of the Magi, the element on which the whole spiritual life is founded: prayer, or even better, adoration, that is,… Read more »
God’s Dwelling Place It is not by chance that the Feast of Mary, Mother of God, is also World Peace Day. In fact, the presence of the Spirit, which fills the heart and womb of Mary, reminds us that we will have peace only if we allow ourselves to be inhabited by the mystery we… Read more »
