In the mystery of his Incarnation, the Son took flesh in the womb of a Virgin and thus united our human nature to his divine nature. By his saving actions, the God-man Jesus Christ leavens our humanity with the divine ingredient of hope that it might be raised up to the place prepared for it [...]
When was the last time that a homily made you cry? Tears of frustration and boredom do not count. What I am asking is this: when was the last time that preaching moved you so greatly that you shed tears of love? Perhaps it was at Mass, a holy hour, a conference, a piece of [...]
What is a Catholic priest? How would you describe him? The world has given and continues to give many answers to this question. Archbishop Luis Martínez, first primate of Mexico, gave a most satisfactory answer: the priest is a mystery of love. The priest is a mystery of love because the priesthood itself is a [...]
Saint Dominic is a Trinitarian man; he is a Trinitarian man who established a form of life that, if lived faithfully, produces Trinitarian men and women. To be a Trinitarian man or woman is nothing more and nothing less than embracing the common vocation of every Christian: to live in communion with the Most Blessed [...]
Christian pilgrimage is not either a private or public affair—it is both. It is a work of God shot through with divine wisdom—begun, sustained, and guided by God’s providential love. When the Christian goes on pilgrimage, he participates in something greater than himself. He participates in the eternal designs of God’s heart. This is part [...]