Fr. Leandro Cesar Ribeiro, EP

There is a vast bibliography on the subject of suffering. Rivers of ink, both sacred and profane, have flowed alongside the rivers of blood, sweat and tears shed by the human race since Adam and Eve left Earthly Paradise. Discovering the origin of the universe, where we came from and …

If we had to define God in just one word, it would surely be Love. “God is love” (1 Jn 4:8), the Apostle St. John teaches us. Love is part of the divine essence, love drives the interrelationship between the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity, love led the Creator …

Some non-Catholic theologians and philosophers – and even some who call themselves Catholics – claim that God could have formulated the Ten Commandments by forbidding what He commands and commanding what He forbids. For example, instead of saying “You shall not kill,” He could have commanded “You shall murder,” or …

The perennially unchanging succession of seasons in the Liturgical Calendar, in contrast with the course of historical events—whether in the social, political, or economic spheres—is a demonstration of the Church’s grandeur, as it towers over the inconstancy of human vicissitudes. But this superiority does not signify aloofness or indifference. In …

How many saints expressed their gratitude to God for being persecuted, giving unequivocal proof that they understood this Sunday’s Gospel! In it, we encounter the most sublime preaching of Our Lord Jesus Christ: the Sermon on the Mount. The most sublime, yes, and the most radical. Only divine lips could …

If we had the possibility of rewriting history, would it be similar to that which was written by God? Probably not, for He has unfathomable designs that are often difficult for our limited intelligence to comprehend… How many times have we heard the proverb that “God writes straight with crooked …