Day 32: 6th Commandment: Love & Chastity God is Love, and we are called to enter into a relationship with that Love. A part of who we are is in a relationship with God and others. Your vocation, your capacity, and your responsibility for both love and communion are why you were created in God’s…
Day 31: 5th Commandment: Respect for Human Dignity Fifth Commandment: You shall not kill. A man who fell in love with a people and with a cause, Lawrence of Arabia, reflects God who fell in love with the People and who asked Moses to lead them out of Exodus. We, too, are called to lead…
Day 30: 5th Commandment: Respect for Human Life Fifth Commandment: You shall not kill. The words of Jesus add depth to this Fifth Commandment: “Everyone who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment.” Jesus reminds us of the basic principle that life is sacred. This is universal: in response to dishonoring life,…
Day 29: 4th Commandment: Civil Authorities Gratitude is so important, especially your gratitude for those who gave you life. This attitude calls you to: Obedience, Docility, Patience, Forgiveness, Charity, and Respecting, “parents in the faith.” As Proverbs reminds us to “keep your father’s commandments and do not forget your mother’s teaching.” So may we strive…
Mary of Magdala was weeping, her master had died, and now his body was no longer on the sepulcher. Suddenly, she saw two angels dressed in white, and they said to her: “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him. When she said…
My dear pilgrims: First of all, I want to wish you a Holy Lent. Every human person needs a time of purification, renewal, and revival. That’s what the Church provides us with during the season of Lent. In addition, this year, we are participating on our Exodus: Pilgrimage of Freedom to grow in true human and…
The Lover’s Tower By Fr. Cristobal Vilaroig We have spoken of Italian and Spanish pilgrims who visited the Holy Land in Ottoman times. Now let’s turn to the French who followed after them: the Jesuit, Michel Naud. Father Michel Naud, SJ, came to Galilee around 1670. He could barely see Magdala since, according to him,…
Day 28: 4th Commandment: The Family Family is a blessing. Honoring your mother and father means honoring the whole family, elders, subordinates, employers, employees, and leaders. This commandment emphasizes the family because the Lord makes the family an image of Himself. We are all called to love and to give ourselves completely to others; family…
Day 27: 3rd Commandment: The Lord’s Day Why bother having a day for worship alone? On the day of the Lord, every seven days, we’re coming to know Him more. That’s why we rest: in order to worship. We put our wealth at the service of places and times to worship. This was the purpose…
Day 26: Desert Father: Saint Sabas – Life of Solitude Every day of those 40 years was a new beginning for the people of Israel: coming into the Promised Land and having to form an entire nation. How did they know how to persevere? The desert. When we live desert experiences, we can hear the…
