The title of this reflection is a take-off on Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel Love in Time of Cholera. There are so many terrible diseases that were, like the disease we are now…
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Recuperatio et Sanatio
Covid-19 pastoral guidelines. Our pastoral response to the present situation From the Ordinary Provincial Council and the Secretariat of the Apostolate (APOSEC) of the Cebu Province has been sent a document…
La Vita è Bella
La Vita E Bella (Life is Beautiful) was an award-winning movie in 1997. Roberto Benigni is co-author and star of the movie. It takes place in Italy during the Second World War. Guido…
Do not give in to fear
Dear readers of our blog page “FACING COVID-19 WITH SOLIDARITY AND HOPE, CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE REDEMPTORISTS WORLD, First of all, many thanks to all of our readers and also to…
Making soup on the day after Easter Sunday
Partnership in Mission in a time of pandemic As I sit down to write, it is Easter Monday. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, and my sister and I cooked a turkey…
Easter message by Fr. Michael Brehl C.Ss.R.
Dear Confreres, Brothers, and Sisters, Once again, I greet you from St. Alphonsus in Rome, and the Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. In a few short hours, the…
Rethinking the future to live better
Every event is a learning process. Even from catastrophes, it is possible to extract some lessons, especially in not making the same mistake, and if human interventions caused the calamity….
COVID-19 in Burkina Faso
What can I say about the action of Coronavirus in Burkina Faso. In Burkina Faso, as in many countries, places of worship such as churches and mosques are closed to…
St. Alphonsus in times of famine and epidemic
Between the last quarter of 1763 and the autumn of 1764, R. Tellería, biographer of our St. Alphonsus, described a situation in the life of our Saint similar to the…
Message of Solidarity and Hope by Fr. Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R.
Confreres, Brothers, and Sisters, Greetings from the General House at Sant’Alfonso in Rome! Rather than send another letter this weekend, I thought it would be good to speak with you…