Perspective: Power of forgiveness
By Ricardo Márquez Interacting with human beings — in the family, on the job, in the parish, in the world – continually exposes us…
Perspective: Faith is received, cultivated and radiated to all
By Ricardo Márquez If I had been born in Morocco, perhaps I would have been Muslim; if I had been born in Tibet, perhaps…
Perspective: Change begins within you
The process of personal healing requires exploration, to learn to look inward to the labyrinths of our family’s origins, experiences, traumas and shadows.
Perspective: Conducting the symphony of our life
By Ricardo Márquez News of bombings, conflicting interpretations of what happened; commentaries that favor one group over another; growing suspicions, doubts, contradictions. It all…
Perspective: We should not be indifferent to war
By Ricardo Márquez We are in times of war. The most publicized by the news media are in Ukraine and now in the Middle…
Perspective: Take time to honor the veterans in our midst
By Father Charles “Chuck” Fuld Long before I became a Catholic priest, some 37 years ago, I served as a Naval officer for 22…
Perspective: Walking with our shadow
By Ricardo Márquez When we walk on a sunny day at the park, we notice that a dark figure accompanies us, our shadow that…
Perspective: Support to help us hear voice of God in our life
By John Prust Whether we’re referring to spiritual direction in its more formal sense or more broadly as informal faith-based accompaniment, spiritual direction is…
Perspective: Storms don’t have to devastate your family
By Dr. Ricardo J. Márquez I see signs of powerful storms all around me: When I hear about the high rate of depression among…
Perspective: Where is Jesus born today?
By Ricardo J. Márquez, PhD Will there still be faith on earth at the end of time? Will there still be people who practice…
Perspective: ‘Thank you’ has power to transform and heal
By Ricardo J. Márquez How do we feel when someone thanks us? What do we see in the faces and eyes of people whom we…
