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Do you think God only calls extraordinary people to do something special? Here you will find regular people, like you and me, who heard the invitation from God. They responded, and today walk with our people, faithful to God’s wishes. How will you respond?
By Byron MacíasDuring one of my classes at Catholic Theological Union, professor Steve Bevans planted another curiosity seed on me: what is the theology of Google? The obvious step was to google “Theology of Google.” The top three results are: “Theology After Google;” “Theology in Google Era;” and “Theology of Search Engines,” which comes from a New York Times article published in 2003. I am not sure what the theology of Google is but I can guess what it does: just as what the very term “theology” means, it is a discussion concerning the Deity. Then I proceeded to search for images of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE02/24/12 "Nativity Village in Mazere" was constructed with Nativity Parish's 2011 Lenten collection. Fr. Richard Martin blessed the new homes.COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2012) — In anticipation of the 40-day Lenten season, parishioners from Church of the Nativity in Burke, Va., journeyed to Haiti Feb. 6-10 to witness how their generosity has transformed the lives of hundreds of families who once lived in deplorable conditions. Leading the mission group was Father Richard Martin, pastor of Nativity and the originator of Food For The Poor’s Operation...
He belonged to a family of dukes. At the age of 22, Romuald retreated to a Benedictine monastery after having seen how his father killed a man in a duel. He reformed monasteries and founded others looking for solitude and austerity of life. St. Romuald’s originality was to adapt the rules of St. Benedict to the isolated life of silence and solitude. Have you ever witnessed an event that has made you reconsider your life?
Saint Paul called him a brother and a true son of their common faith. He was sent by Paul to the community of Corinth to restore the harmony between the brothers. He later went to organize the community of Crete, and afterward accompanied Paul on various journeys. In the Bible we find the letter from Paul to Titus, in which he gives him the norms to organize the community, to fight against false teachers, and encourage Christian life among the faithful.Have you been called to leadership in your community? What must you do to respond to this call?
By Carmen F. AguinacoThere is an anecdote about a punk teen who went into a church when Mass had already started. He had spiked purple hair, chains and spikes. The middle class congregation held its breath, somewhat horrified. An usher followed the young man who walked decidedly to the front of the church. For a brief moment, people thought the usher was about to kick the young man out of church. But something surprising happened instead: the young man sat on the floor since there was no room on the benches and the usher sat down next to him. Both followed the celebration of the Eucharist...
Invigorate the taste of life as salt does.Christians are to season the tastelesswherever they go,in the place where they live,with the people they meet.We are to make life agreeable,treat others with such pleasantnessthat their lives become seasoned.Pedro Poveda
Song of “the Posadas”OutsideIn the name of heavenI ask for lodging,For my beloved wifeCan walk no longer.InsideThis is no inn.Just keep on going.I shall not open,For it might be a scoundrel.OutsideDo not be inhumane.Have mercy on us,For God in the heavensWill come to reward you.InsideYou can just leave nowAnd bother no more.For if I get angryI will come out and strike you.OutsideWe come exhausted from Nazareth.I am a carpenterBy the name of Joseph.InsideI don’t care what your name is.Just let me sleep,For I told you alreadyI shall not open the door.OutsideLodging is asked for,...
The waiting of Advent is a longing for the desires of our hearts. Advent is the anxious wait for news from the doctor about the result of a biopsy. It is the anguished wait for the verdict from a judge or jury about guilt or innocence or jail time; it is the nerve-racking wait for a teenager to make it home at night or a child to come home safely after school. It is the seemingly endless wait for our immigration papers to arrive before the Migra decides on our deportation. It is the wait for a fever to go down or depressed spirits to rise up. It is the wait for mortgages and credit to...
“About ten years ago, I had a strong urge to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (La Virgen de Guadalupe) in Mexico City. I kept having visions in my mind of her image as I was praying. I knew little about her story except what her image looked like and that her image was honored in the Mexican culture. I had a gut feeling that these recurring visions were a sign from God to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. . .Over the years, I read a lot of literature, looked her up on the internet, and spoke with different people about Our Lady of Guadalupe. People...
By Guadalupe RodríguezHappiness is finding one’s true vocation in life. In today’s world the word vocation can take on many meanings. If you are in school the word vocation can mean a plan of study you wish to undertake in high school or college. In church we use it to identify our call to holiness through the married, single, or consecrated life in a Christian vocation. Sometimes there can even be a vocation within a vocation. For many in the church, the permanent diaconate has brought us happiness beyond what we thought we could experience. It is a vocation within a vocation because we are...
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