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La relación más íntima posible con Jesús es en la Eucaristía.

For many countries, bread is like a staple food to satisfy hunger, something very common food even in the ancient times. There are so many kinds of bread. Jesus tells the Jews that He is the bread that comes down from heaven.

Las “escenas de burla al Cristianismo” en la ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de verano de 2024 en París, Francia, No Son Aceptables.

This Sunday's Gospel reminds me of the story of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta about a Hindu mother of eight children who approached her and asked for food. St. Mother Teresa gave this women a bag of rice, then to her surprise the mother divided the bag of rice into two and went out to a Muslim family next door whom she knew was hungry too.

"Vengan conmigo a un lugar solitario, para que descansen un poco." Hoy, el Evangelio nos invita a descubrir la importancia de descansar en el Señor. Una de las tentaciones a las que puede sucumbir cualquier cristiano es la de querer hacer muchas cosas descuidando el trato con el Señor.

As we go along life's journey, we need to remind ourselves about our dependence on God and that God will provide especially when we abide. Jesus summoned his 12 disciples and began to send them two by two, he instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick.

El papel de profeta sigue confundiéndose entre el de un adivino y el del portavoz de Dios. Mucha gente piensa equivocadamente que un profeta es alguien que de alguna manera sabe lo que sucederá en el futuro. La gente piensa que los astrólogos o los que escriben horóscopos son profetas, porque a veces aciertan en sus predicciones.

More often God allowed things to happen in order to test our faith in Him. Some of the trials or challenges we face are the tests of faith. How we face those trials reflect how strong our faith is. “DO NOT BE AFRAID, JUST HAVE FAITH”, these are the words of Jesus to Jairus, a synagogue official whose daughter just passed away.

"En los momentos de perturbación, no nos dejemos vencer por el oleaje. No obstante, si soplare el viento, si se alborotan las pasiones de nuestra alma, no desesperemos: despertemos a Cristo, para que podamos navegar con bonanza y arribar al puerto de la patria." (San Agustín)

Happy Father's Day to all our fathers. As we celebrate Father's Day, let us remind ourselves the importance of a father that we cant be here in this world without a father.