by Victoria Montaner | Mar 14, 2024 | A friendly word
Diverse nationalities, ages, ways of life and a single experience: «the conversations of the Spirit». This is the instrument that maintained unity throughout the synod. Each member was focused on the quality of listening skills as well as the quality of the words...
by Agustinos Recoletos | Oct 30, 2023 | A friendly word
These were the words that stuck in my head after overhearing a group of women discussing the food shortage in Cuba. At first I didn’t understand it because what I used to know was that we eat to satisfy our hunger, to get full, and then if there would be so much food...
by Jaazeal Jakosalem OAR | Ene 25, 2023 | A friendly word
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God…” (Matthew 5:9) Jesus brought peace among us by his birth. His life was a counterculture of the wars and power struggles in his lifetime, affecting mostly the tranquility of people’s lives. What is...
by Jaazeal Jakosalem OAR | Ene 4, 2022 | A friendly word
Author narrates and reflects on the Philippine church’s response to those affected by super typhoon Rai. It is not the usual Christmastime morning in the Philippines. Typhoon Rai, a super typhoon devastated the southern part of the country. Thousands of people...
by Ángel Herrán OAR | Jul 27, 2021 | A friendly word
The author reflects on the elderly in connection with the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. The Pope has decreed that the last Sunday in July be dedicated to the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly. This Day did not exist as such, although on July...
by Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR | Ago 22, 2020 | A friendly word
Reflection on the XXI Sunday in Ordinary Time (Is. 22:19-23; Rom. 11:33-36; Mt. 16:13-20) The 1st reading from Isaiah talks about the majordomo Shebna in the palace of King Hezekiah, who was a megalomaniac: “He has hewn for himself a sepulcher on a height and carved a...
