Before Israel went into exile, and Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 B.C. the prophet Isaiah had an extraordinary vision: “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole … [Read more...]
The faithful are called to preserve the faith
Most of you are already familiar with the statement by Archbishop Athanasius Schneider commenting on the Amazonian Synod. I read it several times and I have found no fault in it. Although my theological toolbox is very small, it seems to me that this is not so much a matter of theology, not even a pastoral matter, but a matter of common sense. We have become accustomed to the methods of the political left, that uses some disenfranchised group or other as a tool to climb to power or modify the … [Read more...]
A Christian ecology
At some time in our life we are allowed to contemplate the intricacy of the reality that surround us. I had one of those “aha!” moments once while reading the story of Nicodemus visiting Jesus “in the night.” You can read it in the Gospel According to St John, chapter 2. “Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the … [Read more...]
Eyes of Mercy
Today it was the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. I am very inclined to Carmelite spirituality since I discovered St John of the Cross. Naturally, today I attended Holy Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Mario Cardinal Poli, gave the homily. The reading of the Gospel was taken from John 2:1-12. On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran … [Read more...]
Back to Mount Carmel
The history of the people of God is filled with stories of miraculous salvation. Joseph saved his family from starvation, thus saving the whole of Israel. Later, Moses saved the Israelite nation from genocide by getting them out of Egypt. Both are types of how Christ will save His Bride the Church from her enemies every time. In my opinion, there is one special battle that is a type of the times the Church is living right now. All the elements are there. There is an unfaithful king (Ahab) … [Read more...]