BLOG: Deacon-structing,Lent and Easter
“You of little faith.” I can imagine what it felt like to be told that by Jesus: “You don’t have faith. If only you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could tell that mountain to move over there and it would move. You guys don’t have faith” (see Matthew 17:20). And this ...read more
Next Sunday's Gospel reading tells us the familiar story of Jesus feeding the 5000. What message does this story have for us here and now in this time? ...read more
Can you imagine God appearing to you in a dream and telling you to ask for anything – that He would give you anything you want? What would you ask for? ...read more
Deacon Pedro concludes his exploration of lessons he has learned during this time of the COVID Spring with a final reflection on hope. ...read more
Deacon Pedro continues deacon-structing lessons from the COVID Spring by exploring how this experience has been like time spent in a desert. ...read more
The Bible teaches us that all creation, by the mere fact of being created, blesses the Lord. But does that include the coronavirus? ...read more
Deacon Pedro explores more lessons he's been learning from the COVID Spring, including how we can trust in God to make all things new. ...read more
It's not a coincidence that COVID affected our lives during Lent and Easter - when the northern hemisphere experiences spring. What can we learn from this? ...read more
Deacon Pedro-Guevara Mann concludes his series on the Acts of the Apostles by considering the many paradoxes presented in the book and in our Faith. ...read more
Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily for Pentecost Sunday, given in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on May 31, 2020. ...read more