“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 28:19) This past...
The Examined Life
Discover The Examined Life columns, highlighting the intersections between contemplation, lived faith, and social justice in daily life.
Few people know this, but I was not quite raised Catholic. Like most Mexicans at the time, I was born into a Roman Catholic family, but by the time I was 7 or...
When I was pregnant with my now-toddler, long before I knew he would be a little boy named Robin who has a fabulous sense of style (he loves the color pink and...
“Do not speak harshly to an older man, but speak to him as to a father,to younger men as brothers, to older women as mothers, to younger womenas sisters—with...
I am a proud dog mama of a 50-pound poodle and a 35-pound sheepadoodle. While scrolling through my pup-filled social media feed a few weeks ago, I saw an...
In the days before the pandemic, back when we would visit strangers’ houses with no fear of illness or getting others sick, my church did something they called...
“Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, heasked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ ”(Matt. 16:13) My...
When I was about 8 years old, my mom bought a book in Spanish called Créalo, Sí Se Puede (Believe It, Yes You Can) by the Mexican motivational speaker Alex Dey...
I decided things had officially gone too far when it seemed like knitting a pair of socks in 12 hours was a good decision. It was “crazy sock day” at day care...
The song “Surface Pressure” from the Disney movie Encanto resonates with me. I was raised to be of service to others: My family and I did some form of...
