Unveiling the Eclipse
At Cistercian, we had an incredible view of the total eclipse on April 8.
Strive in Christ: The journey of Lent and Easter
“Strive in Christ: The journey of Lent and Easter” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Lent is a season dedicated to conversion. It is a period of self-reflection, resolution, and anticipation. We must change our ways and grow. Easter is dedicated to...
Drawing life from the side of Jesus
“Drawing life from the side of Jesus” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. I’ve celebrated several baptisms lately, and I think I’ve realized something beautiful about the sacraments: We come to new life through a mystical embrace, through sacramental...
Looking for Prophets
My impression is that many people today think we live in unprecedented and negative times. They feel afraid as they watch ideologies make bold moves for economic and political power.
In a certain basic sense, it is hard for me to agree that our times are unprecedented. The Church must struggle in every age, and we just don’t have that divine vision which would allow us to compare, definitively or apocalyptically, our own age with any other. On the other hand, I can easily understand the feeling that things are urgent; after all, these are our times, and so we are, quite rightly, sensitive to their dramatic character.
Learning from ‘Las Posadas’
“Learning from ‘Las Posadas'” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. This Christmas I had the very edifying experience of attending for the first time a celebration of Las Posadas. The celebration was organized by Puede Network, a youth empowerment...