Why we like watching dystopian films during the pandemic Films about suffering and authentic humanity help us reflect on what ought to be, says professor and film critic Antonio D. Sison, C.PP.S. Growing up in Manila, the bustling capital of the Philippines, Precious Blood Brother Antonio D. Sison found a reflective space in the cineplex. “I consider […]
What it means to die with hope for the resurrection In a grandmother’s death and dying, a reminder that death is not the end. Grandma knows. She sits still at the end of her cream leather couch, legs wrapped in a Green Bay Packers blanket, eyes tuned to the television screen. A plethora of pills […]
Author Julia Alvarez blends faith, culture, and activism This writer’s Catholic upbringing inspires her to tell stories that change the world. Who am I going to be anymore? Antonia had asked. . . . No longer a teacher at the college, no longer volunteering and serving on half a dozen boards, no longer in the […]
5 activists on how faith inspires their work These five writers are driven by God to work for justice in the world. If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,’ and yet you do not supply […]
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The chapel where Fr. José Xifré was ordained priest in 1840 Until recently there was an inherited tradition about the priestly ordination of Fr. José Xifré in Rome, that is to say about the exact place where this important event in his life took place. Traditionally it was supposed to have been celebrated in […]
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B Scientific and technological progress is being made in the world, and sensitivity to higher values is growing. Still, the planetary injustices, wars, political, economic, and social upheavals are causing concern and dismay. Ideologies considered timeless collapse; certainties are lacking, political figures disappear from the scene, athletes […]
November 9, Tuesday Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time You, the Temple of God, Are Sacred Christians build churches to worship God. But churches have no meaning unless they point towards the Church, the body of Christ animated by his Spirit. God is present in the first place where his people are, with their faith […]
Reflection: John 2: 13-22 The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the Pope as Bishop of Rome. It was built by Constantine and was for centuries the residence of the Popes. This basilica is a symbol of the unity of all Christian communities with Rome. It is called “mother of all the […]
DEDICATION OF ST. JOHN OF LATERAN You, the Temple of God, Are Sacred Greeting Know that this place is holy because the Lord is here among us. Know that we ourselves are called to be holy for we are God’s temple. May the Lord Jesus always stay with you. R/ And also with you. […]