This month has a triduum (three days) which you can mark on your calendar to remember Mother Margarita. The bookends of life are our Birthday—the day we enter into life and the day of our death—the day that we enter eternal life. Such are July 25 and July 23, respectively, for Mother Margarita.
For this week’s column I asked my colleagues the question: Why do you work at Karidat? Why work here when you might just as well work somewhere else? The following is a selection from their answers. “It’s because even if you cannot really help somebody very much, at least by just trying you get this
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Life is a long series of hellos and goodbyes, so don’t be afraid to let go of the past; remember old friends, but keep moving and be open to the new, Pope Francis told students as the school year was coming to an end. “We have to learn to see life
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Works of mercy are not a way of easing one’s conscience but are acts of suffering with those who suffer, Pope Francis said. Being merciful toward others means not only sharing in their pain but also taking risks for them, the pope said June 5 in his homily during morning Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The diabolical language of hypocrisy, which ensnares others through flattery, has the power to destroy Christian communities, Pope Francis said. Like the Pharisees who spoke to Jesus with soothing words of adulation, Christians who engage in hypocrisy speak gently yet “brutally judge a person,” the pope said June 6 at his
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Young people often are judged too easily, even though with their limitations they are still a much needed and valuable part of the world, Pope Francis said. Do not forget how God often chose the smallest, because proclaiming the Gospel “is not based on the greatness of human strength, but rather
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines called for an end to martial law in Mindanao, saying that it is “not the proper response to terrorist attacks in just one city on a vast island.” “The declaration of martial law is an extreme measure, and based on the reports
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Spirit continues to give Christians different gifts and to call them to share those gifts with each other in a community marked by forgiveness and “unity in diversity,” Pope Francis said on Pentecost. “In a way both creative and unexpected,” the pope said, the Holy Spirit “generates diversity, for
The more difficult pressure to address is that of different ethnic communities trying to live together while still preserving their unique identity. My wife is the youngest of four children born to her parents, who were well into middle age when she came along. Her dad was born in Palau a little over a
