The Word Became Flesh
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Finally the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. What does that really mean? When Jesus says that we’re gonna know him, we’re gonna see him, and that he’s gonna be with us always, how does he come? He comes to poverty, waiting in the poor, maybe in the…
Our Stories
How much do you know about the hosts of the Poco a Poco Podcast? Some people have been along the Poco a Poco journey for some time now and may already know certain things about them. On the other hand, some people might also be new to this podcast and want to know more about our beloved brothers. So in today’s episode, the Poco a Poco…
Discipleship Is a Team Sport
Discipleship is a team sport. Family—both through our natural families, and our supernatural family through baptism—and communion with others is an essential ingredient to the Christian life. Not that it will be easy…it won’t be. It is simple, but not easy. An encounter with family lived well is redeeming not because it’s perfect, but because…
Ordinary But Extraordinary
It is easy to fall into the temptation and believe that we can’t do it, that we can’t live a holy life. Although the ordinary life is simple, hidden, and seems kind of normal, there’s so much sanctity in our vocations that are being lived faithfully. It might not be flashy or spectacular but it’s one of the most real ways we can grow in holiness. We may not be in the chapel or church making a eucharistic holy hour, but no matter what our day-to-day experiences look like or what daily lives we are accustomed to, God is there.
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and…
If It’s Not True, Then It’s Not Beautiful
Alleluia. That’s our cry of victory. That’s a proclamation of faith, not in some nice story, but in the reality of Jesus Christ, who’s risen from the dead. “Brothers and sisters, may the Lord give you his peace.” Those are the first words out of Jesus’s mouth when he enters into the room with the disciples after he’s resurrected…