by jpic | May 30, 2022 | News, Reflexión
“The degradation of nature is closely linked to the culture that models human coexistence.” Laudato Si’ n.10. Every June 5th is celebrated by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) as World Environment Day (UN, 2022), where the leaders of the...
by jpic | Mar 21, 2022 | News, Reflexión
“The dove returned at sunset, carrying in its beak a green olive branch. Then Noah realized that the waters had receded from the surface of the earth” Gn 7-8,11 Water is the largest natural resource on Earth, covering approximately 71% of the surface of...
by jpic | Aug 9, 2021 | News, Reflection, Reflexión
Indigenous peoples are “a plural face, of infinite variety and of enormous biological, cultural, and spiritual wealth.” (Pope Francis) In the world there are more than 5,000 indigenous peoples[1] and the vast majority with a fragile guarantee of human...
by jpic | Jul 12, 2021 | News, Reflection, Reflexión
Violence in the territories of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador continues to be the main motivation of a person or a family nucleus to emigrate. Violence has diversified and institutionalized: gang violence, domestic violence, violence against women (femicides) and...
by jpic | May 24, 2021 | News, Reflexión
Serving in a Franciscan soup kitchen involves giving of your entire being to people in need. The Gospel reminds us of the reality of the poor and the need to feed the hungry, give a drink to the thirsty, house the stranger, and clothe the naked (Mt. 25,31-36). These...
by jpic | May 1, 2021 | News, Reflexión
In almost every country in the world, Workers’ Day is celebrated on May 1st. On this day, we commemorate the strike that was organized in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, on May 1, 1886. During this strike, in which workers demanded an 8-hour working day...
