“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.” (2 Timothy 4:2) I was once told by a priest that clergy should not share too much of their personal life with the congregation. In his opinion, clergy needed to keep a professional distance from parishioners…
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The Needed Message of Advent
Liturgy is a repetitive cycle not just in terms of seasons, but in the day to day or week to week themes. If you are a regular church goer you may have noticed it because the Church centers her prayers/readings on the life of Jesus Christ, Who always had an underlying if not clear eschatological…
It’s time for the church to be angry
Recently, a drunken hate-monger was arrested for public intoxication and screaming at a Muslim family enjoying a day at the beach. Many well-meaning Christians on social media stated we shouldn’t judge this man, that we don’t know what was going on in his head, and voiced concern for his soul. However, they most never mentioned…
Lenten Reflections
Lenten disciplines, like New Year’s resolutions, often start out with a great bang only to fizzle out after a couple of weeks. But don’t despair, that’s not a reason to lose hope or beat yourself up. It is a reminder, however, of our human frailty and need for Christ. After all, this is what Lent…
La Consciencia En Jesus La Vision De Una Humanidad Libre
La persona de Jesús ha creado en la humanidad un sinnúmero de ideas y de apreciaciones hasta inclusive interpretaciones de lo que realmente Jesús quería con su movimiento espiritual, a lo que hoy llamamos institución eclesiástica. Aunque realmente poco o nada nos ha importado la antropología de este hombre que después de 20 siglos su…
Where is your event horizon?
An individual’s event horizon is one’s ability to set future goals. The further one’s event horizon extends, the more likely that person will experience success. Conversely, those whose event horizons are short sighted tend to live day to day, with no real tangible goals for the future. Monarchs such as Queen Elizabeth II of Great…
Consciousness in Jesus The vision of a free humanity
Editors Note: Father Castro asked that we include an English translation of his messages as well. In an effort to reach out to more people, we have included his original Spanish version in the pages before this. Ever effort was made to translate this message as faithful to the original as possible. Any error is…
¿Evangelizar o Adoctrinar? Dos palabras con significados opuestos a la verdad
Más de veinte siglos de historia en el cristianismo aun es frecuente que entre nuestros medios eclesiales sigamos confundiendo estos dos términos para referirnos a la hora de la difusión de la experiencia de Dios en la existencia de los seres humanos. Partamos del presupuesto que el evangelio es un “reflectir”, y a propósito ¿Qué…
A Love Letter to God
I’ve searched for you among the solemn echoes, the whisperings of yesterday, tomorrow’s hope; looked to find my own more glorious self among the pages of unwritten hours, reflected back in rhythms and designs, in the patterns and the myths of ancient folk. I sought my true beloved in the city, where I rose up…
El amor es la fuerza que mueve el mundo…
Existen muchos escritos y mucho material acerca del amor o de lo que se intenta acercar a lo que es la realidad del amor. Pero en realidad, ¿tenemos idea de lo que es el amor? Justamente hoy he querido plasmar unas cuantas líneas sobre este tema, ya que el amor es el principio y el…