It seems like yesterday when the Provincial Team in 2012 asked me to come to Ecuador and work in the Social Project “Dreaming for Change”. I accepted with joy this new experience: although I did not know exactly what it consisted of. I arrived in Quito on December 31 of the same year accompanied by Sister Maria del Carmen Sagardoy, and already at the airport Fr. Sereno Cozza was waiting
One February afternoon fire engulfed the poor of my village.The infernal dance of the flamestook away their lives, their stories, their memories.The hills of Viña del Mar were stained with horror,time stood still and there was no time to escape,no water, no road.Burnt bodies, aborted dreams.For them there are no safe territories to inhabit,behind the shell dwells dignity.Behind the Garden City, there dwells the real Chilethe one that hurts the
As I began to clean, to throw away, to do inventory of the things in the house, since we decided to leave this mission, I was sad, nostalgic, and dragging my feet with the heaviness of discouragement…. And that’s what I was going through, when I found “Everything has its time” by Joan Chittister, which of course I began to read with interest and in these pages I found a
I would like to share some of my missionary experiences in Taiwan. I have been in Taiwan for seven months now. The community where I live collaborates in some pastoral works such as visiting the sick, giving communion to the elderly and teaching catechism. I am helping the sister in her works together with some lay faithful at the same time I am learning Chinese. Apart from this, once a
The commitment to serve takes a long way and even to unknown destinations. If we could ever read the social teachings of the church, it sends us, impels us to preach and be both a herald and a witness to unknown paths, to be strong, trusting in the Lord, courageous and never faint along the way. St. Paul even asserts that our goal in life is to bring everything in
One of the beautiful wishes and a solemn one to do of a believer, is to consecrate one’s life before the One who is sacred and is all for the one vowing to it. Like many others, I cherish the experience of those years and my own way of dedicating my life. I often ask: What shall I offer in return? Formation years were filled with questions and acts of
“You have been told what is good and what the Lord requires of you: only practice justice, love tenderly and walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) Throughout history, Consecrated Life has been considered light and leaven during the realities that humanity lives. For many peoples, to count on its presence is to feel accompanied in their joys, struggles, and hopes. Today, consecrated life continues to be present in places
“In that historic gesture, faith was never lacking. Prayer and religious services accompanied every day, the different sit-ins that defended the country’s democracy.” 2023 was an epic year for Guatemala. It was an election year, in which, even though many social and civil instances had bet on civic education, the outlook was not flattering. 26 out of 30 political parties seek to perpetuate in power the anti-democratic forces, which
First lay headmistress of El Rosario School, El Seibo (Dominican Republic) El Rosario School Founded: 1951 Students: 683 Classrooms: 21 Teaching staff: 36 Support and administrative staff: 24 How has your career as a teacher been inside and outside of El Rosario School? I consider that my career at El Rosario School has always been very committed, dedicated and student oriented. In these 13 years at the school, I
I want to talk about these 4 months, from September 3 until today, highlighting some events that impacted us the most, especially me. The big day, the inauguration of our house. We lived the manifestation of God’s grace on September 29, 2023, an unforgettable date, with the different moments that will illuminate our lives: the inauguration of our community that began with the Mass of Thanksgiving and the official presentation