2016-03-25T17:33:12-05:00

[Written for the Southern Cross] Last week I read excitingly about an unbelievable find in the Vatican Archives.  It was so unbelievable, it ended up being false.  A scientist had found a first century document where a Roman historian recorded an eye witness account of Jesus resurrecting a stillborn baby.  After a few minutes of research I learned that the article was a hoax.  I said out loud in consolation, “well, we always have Josephus and Tacitus.” I have encountered... Read more

2014-10-05T17:22:00-05:00

Hace unos dias los obispos de Georgia, el Arzobispo Wilton Gregory y el Obispo Gregory Hartmayer, publicaron una Declaracion Respecto a Menores No Acompañados y Familias Refugiadas debido a la presencia desde ya hace meses de miles de menores no acompañados en la frontera.  Aqui sigue la declaración. La difícil situación de los migrantes a causa de la opresión, despierta nuestra compasión particularmente cuando aquellos migrantes y refugiados incluyen tantos niños así como familias jóvenes. Como pastores, estamos profundamente conmovidos... Read more

2016-03-25T17:33:21-05:00

Más de doscientos cuarenta directores vocacionales de los Estados Unidos, Canadá, Australia, Inglaterra y Escocia se reunieron la semana pasada en una conferencia patrocinada por la Convención Nacional de Directores Vocacionales Diocesanos en Long Island, Nueva York.  Los nuevos como yo asistieron a una sesión de tres días antes del inicio de la conferencia para aprender de directores vocacionales con más experiencia. Fue alentador conocer a tantos sacerdotes, la mayoría de ellos jóvenes, que han sido dados la responsabilidad de... Read more

2016-03-25T17:33:27-05:00

Over two hundred forty vocation directors from the United States, Canada, Australia, England, and Scotland gathered last week for a conference sponsored by the National Convention of Diocesan Vocation Directors in Long Island.  The newbies like me attended a three day session before the formal conference began to learn from experienced vocation directors.  It was encouraging to meet so many priests, most of them young, who have been given the responsibility of encouraging men and women to open their hearts... Read more

2016-03-25T17:33:34-05:00

On a day like today 204 years ago, early in the morning, Father Miguel Hidalgo rang the bell of his parish in Dolores, Mexico calling the people to Mass.  As people gathered, the priest proclaimed Mexican independence in what has come to be known as “El Grito de Dolores” or “The Cry of Dolores.”  After three hundred years of colonial rule, Hidalgo began the eleven-year long war of Mexican independence.   Confessional used by Hidalgo in Dolores (Castillo de Chapultepec)... Read more

2020-09-14T10:47:57-05:00

One of the oldest churches in Rome, Santa Sabina, has a very important distinction apart from being one of the oldest churches in the city.  Sculpted on its wooden door, all the way on the top, is the earliest depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus.  Three men stand with arms outstretched in prayer, with Jesus in the middle much larger than the two thieves.  You can hardly make out the wood of the crosses. You’ll be surprised to learn that... Read more

2014-09-13T22:37:00-05:00

Ingresé al edificio de ciencias el primer día de clases. No iba a prisa ya que mi clase anterior había terminado temprano. Caminando lentamente, miraba los números de aula pintados sobre las puertas buscando el laboratorio de química.  De repente escuché la voz de un amigo que me hablaba al salir él por la puerta lateral del edificio. “¿Escuchaste sobre el avión? Se estrelló contra el World Trade Center.” Tom estaba mirando en mi dirección, pero caminaba a pasitos marcha... Read more

2019-09-10T10:37:17-05:00

I entered the science building on the first day of class.  I was not in a hurry since my previous class had ended early.  While walking slowly and looking at the room numbers painted on top of the doorways in search of the chemistry lab, I heard the voice of a friend call out to me as he exited the building by the side door.  “Did you hear about the airplane?  It crashed into the World Trade Center.”  Tom was... Read more

2014-09-03T21:47:00-05:00

Cuando regreso al Perú, a menudo visito a la prima de mi abuelo, mi tía Maruja. Durante años ha reunido a su familia para almorzar los miércoles. Cuando voy, usualmente soy el menor por décadas. Una vez mientras se servía la comida, mi tía Maruja explicó que el plato de ese día había sido el plato favorito de su abuela para cocinar. Le encantaba prepararlo porque había sido el plato favorito de su esposo para comer. Su esposo, mi tatarabuelo... Read more

2014-09-03T11:29:00-05:00

When I travel to Peru, I often visit my grandfather’s cousin Maruja.  For years she has gathered her side of the family for lunch on Wednesdays.    Whenever I join them, I am usually the youngest by decades.  One particular time as lunch was served, Maruja shared that the dish for that day had been her grandmother’s favorite dish to cook.  She loved preparing it because it had been her husband’s favorite dish to eat.  Her husband, my great great... Read more




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