Deacon-structing Sacraments | Part 3: Mysteries, Presence, and Longings

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Deacon Pedro

Read the last installment of Deacon Pedro's series on Sacraments in which he discusses mystery, Christ's presence, and Sacramentals.

Deacon-structing Sacraments | Part 2: The Ritual

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Deacon Pedro

Deacon Pedro looks at the parts of the ritual that make up a Sacrament and how we understand Jesus' role in instituting them.

Deacon-structing Sacraments | Part 1: A Sign of Grace

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Deacon Pedro

I guess you can’t blame Catholics if they don’t know the meaning of a Sacrament. I was a Catholic for 38 years and had received 5 of the 7 Sacraments before I really came to understand what Sacraments are and why we need them. What is a Sacrament? I don’t remember learning this, but, as […]

Deacon-structing Grace

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Deacon Pedro

A reflection for the 4th Sunday, Lent, Year B. The readings are 2 Chronicles 36:14-17a, 19-23; Psalm: 137, Ephesians 2:4-10 and John 3:14-21. Picture it: Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a religious leader; perhaps a member of the Jewish Council, the Sanhedrin. It’s the Feast of Passover and Jesus is in Jerusalem. All eyes are on Him. Nicodemus is […]

Misericordiae Vultus Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Salt + Light Media

Francis Bishop of Rome Servant of the Servants of God to all who read this letter Grace, Mercy and Peace, 1. Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy. These words might well sum up the mystery of the Christian faith. Mercy has become living and visible in Jesus of Nazareth, reaching its culmination […]

Pope Francis’ Homily with announcement of Year of Mercy

Friday, March 13, 2015

Salt + Light Media

On Friday, March 13, 2015, during the penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica, the Holy Father announced an extraordinary Jubilee dedicated to Divine Mercy. Below, please find Vatican Radio’s English translation of the Pope Francis’s homily, in which he made the announcement. This year as last, as we head into of the Fourth Sunday of Lent, […]

Deacon-structing: Reconciliation part 2

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Deacon Pedro

Last week, we began looking at sin and the difference between venial and mortal sin. Even though we`ve all been cleansed from Original Sin at Baptism, we are all still wounded by Original Sin. Because of this, we still suffer the effects of Original Sin, which is why we have a tendency to sin. This tendency […]

Good choices at the Oscars

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Carlos Ferreira

I was pleased on Tuesday morning to see the movie “The Tree of Life” nominated for an Oscar. It was probably one of the most beautiful movies I have ever watched. The beginning of the movie is a citation from the book of Job: “Where were you when I founded the earth…while the morning stars […]