Category: South America
Adoring Christ in the Eucharist in Lima Peru, Stop Motion Style
5th June
On a sunny Monday afternoon in Lima…
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Published on: June 5th, 2013 — 9:24 AM / OBS: SOUTH AMERICA
LIMA, PERU — On a sunny Monday afternoon in Lima, Peru, the day after we celebrated Corpus Christi, I decided to walk to a nearby adoration chapel. I took the digital camera along and as I walked, snapped a picture every 3-4 seconds en route. (read more below)
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I got more than a few odd looks because our neighborhood is far from any touristy areas of the city. Just after leaving Adoration, the camera’s memory card was full, I had taken almost 800 photos. Here is my first every attempt … Read More »
Missionary Service in Cusco Peru Reveals Profound Purpose for Life, New Vocations
11th April
My Idea was to Give One Year of Volunteer Service
“No one can give what they don’t have.”
Published on: April 11th, 2013 — 8:07 AM / OBS: SOUTH AMERICA
CUSCO, PERU — A story for you today from Cusco, Peru in Spanish with English subtitles focusing on discernment through missionary service. We bring you the testimony of two men giving service to the poor with the Missionary Servants of the Poor (Opus Christi Salvatoris Mundi www.msptm.com/en/ )
The first man you see in the video is Fr. Pierfilippo Giovanetti from Italy, and the second is Eduardo Pardo from Barcelona, Spain. They both went to Cusco with the idea that they would give one year of service to the poor. (read more below)
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March for Life in Lima Peru Draws over One Hundred Thousand
27th March
Christ Has Brought Us Together Today
“We are here to say yes to life and no to death.”
Published on: March 27th, 2013 — 2:33 PM / OBS: SOUTH AMERICA
LIMA, PERU — This year’s March for Life in Lima was on March 13, 2013. Everyone said this year it was much more organized, and the Archdiocese of Lima itself organized the march. They were hoping that 100,000 people would participate in the march, and according to Catholic News Agency, the number of participants exceeded 100,000 people. (read more below)
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We started in front of the Department of Defense in Jesus María and marched until arriving in Parque Castilla in Lince. There was a lively pro-life spirit about the entire crowd despite the … Read More »
What does it Mean to be a Catholic in Canada?
24th February
Canada is a “salad bowl” of cultures, and political correctness
“As a Catholic, I came out of Catholic high school barely knowing anything about my Catholic faith.”
Published on: February 25th, 2013 — 10:28 PM / OBS: SOUTH AMERICA
LIMA, PERU — What does it mean to be a Canadian Catholic? In a country that is proud to be a “salad bowl” of cultures, religions and traditions, it is becoming more and more difficult for Catholics to speak the truth. Megan Blair shares her story of growing up in Oshawa, Ontario, which is just outside of Toronto. She attended a Catholic school her whole life, but her faith formation was weak and the teachers and administrators were always walking on tip toes trying not to say or do anything that would offend others. (read more below)
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Franciscan Spirituality Inspired me to Mission for 3 years in Bolivia
21st February
Nora had graduated from college and was living and working in Washington D.C. as a social worker. She worked for several years in the fast paced stress filled city until she decided she needed a different pace. She devoted one year of service with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps within the US, and at the end of the year still wanted to do more missionary work. She began looking for other options for longer term service within the US or abroad. She found the Franciscan Volunteer Corps which at the time was sending missionaries abroad for 3 years of service (the current term of service is 2 years.) She began learning about the Franciscan spirituality and it resonated with her beliefs about caring for the environment and respecting all the different parts of God’s creation. When we met Nora in Cochabamba, … Read More »
Una charla sobre la decadencia moral del Padre Miguel Manzanero
21st February
El Padre Miguel Manzanera es un sacerdote de Bilbao, España pero hace más que 30 años está viviendo en Bolivia. Trabaja por el Arzobispado de Cochabamba y es el vicario judicial para el tribunal eclesiastico de Bolivia. También trabaja en la Universidad Católica Boliviana como director del Departamento de Bioética. Además, es dentro del Apostolado de la Nueva Evangelización Pro Vida. Con toda esta experiencia con bioética y pro vida, el padre nos compartió una charla interesante sobre la decadencia moral en los paises desarollados e incluso estamos viendo los efectos de eso en los paises latinoamericanos. Es una lucha sumamente importante que no empezamos a aceptar que las cosas que nuestra cultura hoy en día acepta como normal. El aborto, la homosexualidad, el divorcio, los anticonceptivos, el alcohol, las drogas, el uso de la sexualidad humana de temprana edad … Read More »
Herramientas Para el Camino de la Felicidad
3rd January
Les presento una charla dirigida a las parejas jóvenes, dado por el Fray Emilio de Jesús, un fraile mexicano viviendo en Cochabamba, Bolivia. El nos cuenta un cuento conocido cuyo autor es desconocido sobre el jóven rey Arturo. Ese cuento nos ayuda entender un poco mejor sobre las herramientas que nos lleva a la felicidad. Una pregunta que parecía tan fácil fue mucho más difícil, ¿Qué es lo que toda mujer quiere? La respuesta es en tres partes y nos explica sencillamente como podemos estar feliz en nuestra pareja.
Abby Sinnett Met John Paul II, Pregnancy Challenges Overcame, Healthcare Dreams Born
19th December
His Holiness Radiated From Him
“We did not know if we could get pregnant, soon after we found out we were pregnant with our first daughter!”
Published on: December 19th, 2012 — 5:48 PM / OBS: South America
AYAVIRI, PERU — When Abby Sinnett was transitioning from her teenage years to her early twenties, an incredible blessing came into her life; her husband first, but then a trip to the Eternal City. After committing their lives to each other, Abby and her husband were showered with truly a once in a life time blessing, a flight to Rome to meet in person with the late, and now blessed, John Paul II. On the flight over to Rome and the Vatican, this young and faithful Catholic couple contemplated one important question, “what should we say to the Holy Father?” (more below)
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Medical Mission in the Peruvian Andes with Christian Life Movement
30th October
‘It was necessary, absolutely necessary’
Whether it is the scratches in our hardwood floors or deciding on our next vacation, it often obstructs our view of Christ
Published on: October 30th, 2012 — 9:28 AM / OBS: South America
AYAVARI, PERU — Every year for the past 3 years, medical missionaries have been making their way from the U.S. and other parts of Peru to the small town of Ayaviri, Peru. For almost a week, these doctors, nurses, pharmacists and some non-medical personnel tend to the needs of the people in this high altitude town (about 4,000 meters, or over 13,000 feet) and the surrounding countryside. They brought all the medicine, vitamins, and equipment they could and tended to patients from October 16th through the 19th (2012). This medical campaign (as it is formally called), was coordinated through the … Read More »
Mi hijo tiene vocación a la vida consagrada y yo me quedé confundida
26th October
En Bogotá, Colombia el Movimiento de Vida Cristiana nos regaló más frutos para la misión. Evelyn es la madre de un chico en formación para el Sodalicio. Cuando él le contó que sintía una llamada de entrar en formación de ser laico consagrado, Evelyn no estaba de acuerdo. Pensó que era mala idea, que él debería encontrar una esposa linda y tener unos hijos y listo. Fue una época dificil para la familia, pero después empezó a entender que es muy importante descubrir la voluntad de Dios y aceptar que él siempre sabe lo mejor para nosotros. A causa de la vocación de su hijo, ella y su familia ha convertido mucho más a la fé y están viviendo una vida mucha más cercana a Dios.
