When invited to a Con-solatio event—whether it’s a movie, an art show, a cookout, a concert, a talk, or even a book launch(!), I know to go. I will be there. Why? No matter how humble or grand, the event will live in me for weeks and months to follow. It will affect my heart....
As many challenges I find in this country, I cannot help but fall in love with it all the more. India is a land of many paradoxes–filth and beauty, mystical and natural, joy and sorrow, all coexist in one wondrous reality. In just a short walk down a street in Chengalpet, I...
As I am drawing near to the end of my mission in El Salvador, I reflect on the moments that were more significant for me. A moment of encounter, a consoling word that was spoken, a kind gesture that created trust with those who were the most marginalized. Some of the populations that are more...
From March 28 to April 2nd, we enjoyed a great time of mission in Miami, Florida. Why Miami? Why not. And also because a Cuban family we love dearly, moved there a year ago, following a Catholic exodus from NY to the Southern state. It’s time to plant the seeds of our charism in the...
In Wolof, when someone says thank you, the typical response is: “Ñokabok”. Translated, it means, “We are together.” It’s a deeply rooted spirit of community. In contrast to our western exaltation of the individual, in Africa it is the community that reigns. The Senegalese people are always, literally, together, and always ready to lend a...