Community and Reception of Divine Revelation

(This is a paper I wrote for my Fundamental Theology class. A bit unrelated with the theme of this blog, but yet interesting in the question of community and the individual. I also know that some of you are working on Theology degrees as well, so here it is) Christians believe that God, in his [...]

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Prayer Request

This life that I live is no life at all, and so I die continually until I live with you; Hear me, my God I do not desire this life, I am dying because I do not die. –St. John of the Cross If you could please include in your prayer intentions one of our [...]

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Sacrifices, Solidarity and Moderation on Thanksgiving Day

I heard this morning on the TODAY Show that an average Thanksgiving meal contains 5,000 calories and I wondered if we have missed the point of the holiday when we just look forward to stuffing ourselves to the point that we can’t walk. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday that my family and I adopted a [...]

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Bangladesh Cyclone

I was traveling whenever this tragedy happened so I was not able to post anything until now.  I’m sure you have heard of the magnitude of this cyclone: the terrible death toll and number of people affected.  I have to admit that I do not know much about the details of this tragedy and why [...]

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Beyond Courtesy–The Call to Radicality

It is interesting that since I’ve started this blog I have become increasingly aware of my actions, words and even attitudes towards others. Every time I get impatient in traffic and want to honk or want to be rude to the airport security officer, I think about this blog and how I’m always writing about [...]

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Weekly Reflection: “Be Still and know that I am God”

‘But,’ said Moses to God, ‘when I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ if they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what am I to tell them?’ God replied, ‘I am who am.’ Then he added, ‘This is what you shall tell the [...]

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Voluntary Poverty and Solidarity

The Case for Utopia The world would be better off if people tried to become better. And people would become better if they stopped trying to become better off. For when everybody tries to become better off, nobody is better off. But when everybody tries to become better, everybody is better off. Everybody would be [...]

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Shopping Ideas for this Christmas Season

As you know, I don’t agree with the consumerism that characterizes the Christmas season, but the truth is that 2000 years ago we received the best gift we could have ever been given: the gift of God becoming man and so the Christmas season is about a gift and about joy. As human beings we [...]

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Encounter with Jesus Christ

I apologize for the blog being slow recently, but I have been working on midterm papers and reading a lot for my two classes. Right now, I’m working on a paper for my Fundamental Theology class on the individual and the community with respect to the Christian faith. I am exploring the reasons why the [...]

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Floods in the Caribbean and Mexico

Please offer your prayers and sacrifices for the victims of Tropical Storm Noel in the Dominican Republic and Haiti as well as those displaced due to the devastating floods in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. The floods in Tabasco are being compared to those caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the worst in [...]

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