Profound Sorrow and Catholic Hispanic Mística (Spirituality)
COVID-19 Context and Horizon In our concern and care for one another, we are finding narratives helping us organize our thoughts and order our feelings, especially as we strive to …
Convivencia Church Blog
Our ‘mea culpa’ Lenten journey
In a culture where people are accustomed to putting their best foot forward, it can be daunting to publicly admit mistakes, faults and sins. The world can seem pretty cruel …
The unfolding Epiphany and Presentation of Christ
One of the characteristics of our cultural sense of time is the ability to move from one event to the next with ease. Our calendars mark any number of personal …
Waiting for Jesus with others
In today’s fast-paced and consumer-driven culture, it’s challenging to wait for things and others. We have grown comfortable with getting what we need and want without waiting in lines. The …
Remembrance of Jesus keeps us going.
The act of remembrance takes on many different forms and features. Whether remembering events, people or things, the process is never simple, since it often goes deep into our emotional …
Fullness of life in Christ
The fascination with the afterlife as a continuation of our personal existence is constant across cultures. Since the beginning of time, people have been imagining ways of prolonging life and …
Our truth and wonder in Christ
Our contemporary culture is committed to precision. In modern times, we are particularly meticulous in scientific methods and technical endeavors, dissecting and analyzing reality or truth to its most basic …
Enfolding
The Tepeyac Mountain beckons. There in the Valley of Guadalupe, my mother comes, kneeling, crawling; her manda a lamentation, a cry. Her son has gone to El Norte. Her daughter lost in …
Mary, our mother and teacher
In a world saturated with information, it’s often difficult to discern what is most advantageous for our lives and what should be removed. This is made even more challenging by …
Soy de Maíz
Con la tortilla en mano he probado de todo y con todas. Ahí con mis abuelos y tías hemos forjado surcos de sueños. Despiertos y con arado de palo la …