Twenty seventh Sunday in the Ordinary Time – Year B Introduction There are situations in which two spouses wonder, with good reason, if it is still worth insisting on trying to fix a relationship that began badly and is proving to be irreparably broken. They no longer love each other, there are […]
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B Introduction It is not always easy to distinguish friends from enemies; sometimes we are deceived: the most trusted person, the one chosen as a confidant, may one day betray us, while the one we kept under control because we judged him dangerous, in the end, may […]
THE ONE WHO SERVES IS WORTH, NOT THE ONE WHO SEEKS TO STAND OUT Introduction He who is in love is always “out of himself with joy.” He goes out of himself; he forgets himself by an irrepressible impulse to go to meet the other. Even the mystical experience of ecstasy—from the Greek wordexistánai—means […]
(14 September) A symbol often misunderstood. Introduction The cross is the symbol of which Christians show their faith. Yet, for three centuries, they intentionally did not use the cross as a symbol of their faith. They were recognized in other symbols—the anchor, the fish, the loaves, the dove, the shepherd—but they were reluctant to […]
Nemi, Italy. September 10, 2021. After yesterday’s visit to Pope Francis, the capitular road is heading towards the final goal. To travel this last stretch, we had an exceptional guest: our brother, Cardinal Aquilino Bocos, who attended today’s sessions as a listener, honoring us with his kind, discreet and familiar presence. Thank you, Father Aquilino, for […]
Nemi, Italy. September 8, 2021. Today, September 8, Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, the members of the delegations based in India and Sri Lanka, and those of St. Charles Lwanga in East Africa, presided at the Eucharist. In the homily, the protagonism of St. Joseph, who kneels in total obedience to the call of […]
XXVI GC: Gifted to give – 75 years of CMF presence in the Philippines Nemi, Italy. September 6, 2021. With grateful hearts for the five hundred years of Catholic faith in the Philippines we celebrated the seventy-five years of Claretian presence in the archipelago. Both the moments of prayer and the beginning of the first session […]
Nemi, Italy. September 9, 2021. The Chapter has only a few days left but our community does not lose the vigor of working together and the joy that comes from God. This was announced in the opening hymn of the Eucharist, animated by our brothers from Colombia-Venezuela: joyful morning, which speaks to us of you. And so, […]
Nemi, Italy. September 6, 2021. The routine that often characterizes our daily life, preventing us from perceiving those bursts of transcendence present in our everyday lives, can be overcome thanks to the gift of fraternity, which always expresses itself in many ways. We experienced this yesterday, Sunday, on a day of rest for the Chapter […]
Nemi, Italy. September 3, 2021. The day began with the Eucharistic celebration in the Syro-Malabar rite, presided over by the capitulars of the Province of St. Thomas. We met the Syro-Oriental tradition and rite, sharing the table of the Word and the table of Bread in two languages: Malayalam and English. After the Eucharist, our confreres […]