After many yearning years of hoping to visit the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, this past All Saints Day (November 1st) I was graciously afforded the opportunity. As I approached the new basilica, designed by the architect, Pero Ramirez Vazquez, I was struck by how the structure created both a hospitable and protecting spirit, as if the church itself attracted you into the embrace of its great mother. …
Category: Reflections
FREEDOM’S HOME
What does it mean to feel cursed? In a way, to be cursed can mean that there is something seemingly greater than us that wields power over us in such a way that we are deprived of our freedom. Something has a hold on us and we cannot seem to break free. …
WITHOUT QUESTION
We live in a world that can seem very frightening. If we spend only a moment simply glancing at the headlines or listening to the sound-bytes in the mega-media, we are doused with an overwhelming barrage of news that can incite fear, loathing, anger, despair, and even worse, numbness and indifference. …
PLAIN CHRIST
Location and movement are important. Life depends upon it. Where we are and how we move determines so much about our livelihood. The inability to move can be at times an impediment and perhaps at other times a blessing. Where we find ourselves and the freedom to move in given circumstances can be determined by so many different factors – culture, inheritance, privilege, domination – just to name a few.…
OUTSIDE CHRIST
I recall years ago listening to a webcast conference themed “Everything Belongs,” when, one of the presenters told of an event that happened immediately after his last presentation. Someone in the audience approached him and explained how he felt that the presenter had “demonized” a particular political figure during the course of his talk. …