I received a call from my godmother on 20 January 2022, my birthday. After greeting me, she narrated a pathetic life story of a twenty-two-year-old-lady who lost her husband during the pandemic. Sharon (name changed)
criadmin
I was twenty-twp, a final year MBA student, when I willingly attended a retreat for the first time. My two previous retreats were mandatory ones organized by the educational institutions I studied in. My rebellious
It must have been around the beginning of 2000, when this lady, whom I used to see every day at Mass in Saint Francis Church in downtown Bogotá, approached me. She asked me whether I
Out of the blues came this invitation to share a bit of my journey along the path of Consecrated Chastity. Though this was not in my itinerary, while I am immersed in some other business,
Christ's celibacy found expression in His consecration to universal love, which was His response to His Father's love. Jesus experienced this love as extending to Him personally and to all His brothers and sisters. He realized
Till I understood celibacy along with the other evangelical life principles of obedience and poverty, I had to struggle to find true joy. Till I understood these as pillars of my spiritual life, I had
Sometimes even a thousand waves hitting the shore continuously one after other also cannot erase the few footprints on the seashore …A Legacy Left Behind “In order to follow Jesus Christ, and as an expression
Here are questions people inside and outside the Church ask about celibacy today. What are the essential elements of a celibate life? Three, basically: (1) A focus on the life and teachings of Jesus, with
The writer member of a secular institute, a medical doctor with specialization in neurology. I belong to a Salesian secular consecrated order, the Volunteers of Don Bosco (VDB). From early childhood, I felt attracted to
As I write this, Easter is just a week away. During the Easter Vigil you’ll see the Easter candle standing tall and majestic near the altar. But in the church you’ll see – if you