by Fray Alfonso Dávila, OAR | Nov 22, 2025 | A friendly word, News
In this Friendly Word, Friar Luciano Audisio invites us to contemplate Christ on the cross as a true King: a God who does not rule by dominating, but by giving himself to the extreme. There, where everything seems to be defeated, Jesus reveals his power to love and...
by Antonio Carrón OAR | Sep 14, 2025 | A friendly word
The celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is one of the oldest Christian festivals. This solemn event, commemorated on September 14, is honored by the Catholic Church as well as by various Protestant denominations and the Eastern Orthodox Church. It has deep...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Feb 8, 2025 | A friendly word
If I ask: What is the most important teaching of Jesus, many answer that the main teaching of Jesus is the one commandment to love God and neighbor. Jesus said, and the Church teaches, that all the other commandments are summed up in those two. Furthermore, in his...
by Mons. Mario Alberto Molina OAR | Oct 18, 2024 | A friendly word
The brief passage we hear this Sunday as the first reading is an excerpt from a lengthy testimony that the prophet Isaiah offers about the Servant of the Lord. This entire passage is proclaimed as the first reading in the Good Friday liturgy, which gives us an...