La Virgen ve al mundo y a la Iglesia con ojos de ternura, con aquella mirada que reconoce y llama a la dignidad de los hijos de Dios,porque por ser portadora de la humanidad de Dios hacia la humanidad, está concretamente saturada de la gracia del Hijo;y gracias a esta condición de “llena de graciaSigue leyendo «Guadalupe: María, Madre de gracia, Madre de misericordia (22 August 2026)»
Archivo de categoría: Philosophy, Theology, Culture,
Santo Domingo (8 agosto 2026)
Santo Domingo pausadorecuerda quieto lo que el Maestro dice,habita silencios que el Verbo ofrece,contempla la pasión que el Amado padecey atraviesa calles donde la caridad carece. +df
Notes, translations, and comments on a few texts: Fray Luis, St Ambrose, et al.
[Translations here are mine, favoring the specificity of the words. +df] «Y como Dios tenía ordenado de hacerse hombre después, luego que salió a luz el hombre, quiso humanarse nombrándose.» “And since God had ordained to become man afterward, as soon as man came into being, God wished to humanize himself by naming himself.” TheSigue leyendo «Notes, translations, and comments on a few texts: Fray Luis, St Ambrose, et al.»
Translations 2 (19 July 2026)
Translating is something we do every day. It is how we take into ourselves an understanding of the people around us. Here are a few authors I have spent time with recently. +df Ex Sermónibus sancti Leónis Magni papæ (Sermo in Nativitate Domini 7, 2. 6: PL 54, 217-218. 220-221) Nascens Dóminus noster Iesus ChristusSigue leyendo «Translations 2 (19 July 2026)»
Venerable Fulton Sheen (13 July 2026)
Venerable Fulton Sheen had a great influence on me as a teenager and young adult, through his books and cassette recordings of his conferences. His love for Christ and his Church, and his faithfulness to Peter is what most impacted me then and now. His life is a narrative of grace and tireless service. HeSigue leyendo «Venerable Fulton Sheen (13 July 2026)»
As God Would Have It / Como lo quiere Dios: Homily for Vespers, prior to the Ordination of +John Jairo Gómez as 2nd Bishop of Laredo (29 June 2026)
As God Would Have It / Como lo quiere Dios Homily for Vespers,prior to the Ordination of +John Jairo Gómez 2nd Bishop of Laredo (29 June 2026) (I wish first of all to offer a personal thanks to Bishop Tamayo.) I have known the bishop-elect, John Jairo Gómez, since he entered the theological seminary inSigue leyendo «As God Would Have It / Como lo quiere Dios: Homily for Vespers, prior to the Ordination of +John Jairo Gómez as 2nd Bishop of Laredo (29 June 2026)»
Magnífica Humanitas: desafios pastorales frente la mística de la objetividad, (22 junio 2026)
Ofrecí esta breve reflección dentro de un seminario de web sobre la encíclica Magnífica Humanitas, organizado conjuntamente por CELAM, la USCCB, y la Pontificia Comisión para América Latina. Magnífica Humanitas: desafios pastorales frente la mística de la objetividad El papa León XIV publicó su primera encíclica, «Magnifica Humanitas», el 25 de mayo. La encíclica ofreceSigue leyendo «Magnífica Humanitas: desafios pastorales frente la mística de la objetividad, (22 junio 2026)»
Words and Things 