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In a world crying out from sickness and isolation, we ask: where is God? This reflection finds Him not as a distant observer, but as an intimate presence who shares our suffering. He is at once the sick and the visitor, transforming our collective pain into an unceasing Divine Liturgy of love.
Read moreThose lacking love in the places where they live (their homes, churches, etc.) are not justified in seeking it elsewhere. Rather, they, themselves, should instill what they claim to miss into their own environments. This is what the world lacks: for us to believe that we are the image of God, Who is all love ...
Read moreIn our country, participation in the construction of places of worship means a lot to most people. For instance, many people, from different denominations and religions, have contributed to the construction of the new church in our parish. It speaks of the eloquence of this generous country that its people insist on being one with ...
Read moreOh Jesus, O God Who holds the end in His hand. Today, we have concluded the first three days of the Great Week. Each day has brought us benefits based on action and its opposite. On Monday, we stood before the fruitful Joseph and the barren fig tree. On Tuesday, we faced the five wise ...
Read moreI was struck by the words of our venerable Father John Climacus: “Lovers of God are moved to holy gaiety, to divine love and to tears both by worldly and by spiritual songs”. (15:61). I have read Climacus's book several times in my life; yet I had never noticed these words before. The Fathers’ words ...
Read moreWhen our tradition says that God loves the world, it means He loves all people at all times and in all conditions, without discriminating between one person and another, whether sinful or righteous. This is an essential aspect of the God portrayed in our Scriptures as: love (1 John 4:8), meaning a steadfast love that ...
Read moreYesterday, a friend of mine quoted to me the words of the American writer Mark Twain: “The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why”. The words were new to me. Have I written to you before that I believe there are two ...
Read moreEvery mother is love. I am telling of a Swiss mother who was my neighbor on the plane that took us from Geneva to the far country. This journey lasted about eight and a half hours. The mother was holding her nine-month-old daughter in her arms, with perfect patience and attention. Her eyes were looking ...
Read moreThe Feast of Transfiguration is these few words said by those who have written down the event: “when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only” (see for example: Matthew 17:8). I am not attenuating the glow of the event: the light, Moses and Elijah, what God the Father had ...
Read moreDo you expect God to believe that we really love Him? He will believe if He sees us love without any discrimination. This is what He meant when He said: “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways” (Proverbs 23:26). When God occupies our hearts and our eyes, that is, ...
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