Our Lady of Guadalupe by “assuming” the skin, language, clothing, and symbols of the mestizo people is in solidarity with them in all of their struggles. She is a daughter…
The apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe gave the Catholicism of that time a deeper understanding of the human person. The Blessed Mother chose to appear as one of the…
Anyone familiar with Saint Francis knows of his love for creation. This love and respect was not for creation’s own sake; rather, creation is a reflection of God’s eternal and…
Navigating the Amazon in New Paths of Conversion in Maués and the Community of São Sebastião For me it was an adventure, for Friar Erick G. Marin Carballo it is…
Hyperdulia Many non-Catholics often accuse Catholics of worshipping the Blessed Virgin Mary. They are greatly mistaken, of course. We adore God alone. We venerate the saints, and, in a particular…
Friar Michael Lasky reflects on his trip to the Amazon and his visit with Friar Erick Marin Carballo. Friar Erick serves on a team of itinerant missionary disciples in the…