I wanted to share a correspondence between my classmate and friend, Charles and I. He is the father of a Muslim family and we had a correspondence I wanted to share. Fr. Carl Chudy, SX Carl, Regarding interreligious programming, I agree that it is important to come together with...

On this Sunday April 14, the Church celebrates the Passion Sunday which we commonly call the Palms Sunday. It is the Passion Sunday because we listen to the passage of the gospel which talks of the suffering of Jesus, that is, how Jesus was flogged, forced to carry the...

By Seàn-Patrick Lovett of Vatican News “Christ is alive and He wants you to be alive!” The opening lines of the Apostolic Exhortation set both the tone and the content of the Pope’s message. But the closing lines are what make the document an “exhortation” in the true sense...

By Seàn-Patrick Lovett of Vatican News “Christ is alive and He wants you to be alive!” The opening lines of the Apostolic Exhortation set both the tone and the content of the Pope’s message. But the closing lines are what make the document an “exhortation” in the true sense...

Formation directors from the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, who train our seminarians throughout Aisa, gathered in Indonesia. Here is an account of their work. On the first day, we start our meeting with recollection guided by Father General, Fernando Garcia. This activity aims at inviting all the participants to...

Several years ago I wrote this little reflection to my confreres as an active exercise in humility,lessons I always struggle with as a Lenten reflection. Ego, insecurity, and self defensiveness can often be the nexus for new infidelities and compromised love. I share them again as yet another cathartic...

By Larry Maloney “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive,” wrote CS Lewis, one of the last century’s most noted Christian writers. Yet few people will ever encounter the daunting forgiveness challenge that Simon Wiesenthal, the famous Nazi hunter, faced during his imprisonment...

Fr. Carl Chudy, SX 120,000,000 people will be gathering these months in an ancient Hindu festival called Kumbh Mela. The festival dates back the pre-Vedic period, as even in the Vedas Kumbh Mela is described as a tradition that is already well established. The popularity of Kumbh Mela has...

As St. Paul wrote, “I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”...

As Christianity has slowly grown in Africa there came a natural blending of native elements with traditional Christian beliefs. Such is the case with the native rhythms and melodies in Betelehemu. The song is based on Yoruban (Nigerian) folk text: Awa yiori Baba gbojule We are glad we have...