Changing Power Dynamics
In the end, whatever happens with the May 2016 elections, SLB will continue to struggle with the people in its fight for a real Government of the People, by... Read more
Renewing the Faith that Does Justice
In renewing faith that does justice, be holy as God is holy. There, find the inner drive towards social justice, which proceeds from the fullness of God. Find... Read more
Fasting from Polluting (A Proposal for Lent)
Fasting from polluting this Lent? Why not? Many of us will be fasting from food. But as the world we share gets more and more degraded, and more of... Read more
Tempting Conditions (1st Sunday of Lent)
One might think that temptations are no different from faith or hope, in the sense that these things also require the capacity to imagine other realities. Temptations, however, imagine... Read more
Trusting In Mercy (Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
As we enter the season of Lent in a few days, in this special Jubilee year of mercy, perhaps we are being invited to follow Peter in trusting in... Read more
The Ordinary, the Extraordinary and the Holy (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
The Holy breaks through. It breaks through into history and into our lives on its own, startling us, terrifying us, loving us, healing us, then sending us forth in... Read more
(Part 3 of 3) Arrupe, The Man Who Sees The Pain Of The World And Responds With An Offer To Heal.
A companion once said to Arrupe, after months of travel, “Father Arrupe, I am dead tired.” With a smile, Arrupe’s response was: Tiene usted la eternidad para descansar. You... Read more
(Part 2 of 3) Arrupe, The Man Who Listens To The Sound That The Wind Makes When It Blows, Not Knowing Where It Comes From Nor Where It Goes. [Jn.3:8]
I am struck by this man of the Spirit...his openness, his sense of adventure, his willingness to open new doors and seek out new worlds–not just any thing new,... Read more
(Part 1 of 3) Arrupe, The Man Who Set His Hands On The Plough And Did Not Look Back
It is said that Arrupe’s determination, his setting his hands on the plough, sometimes approached that stubbornness that has been identified with the Basque people. But it was always... Read more
Love Knows No Bounds
The Lord’s simple point was that God’s love knew no bounds. In fact, the Father’s love was patient. The Father’s love was kind. It was not jealous or arrogant,... Read more