As I have shared before, when I visit classrooms in our schools or with any groups of children and young people, one of my favorite practices is to invite them to ask me questions.

As I have shared before, when I visit classrooms in our schools or with any groups of children and young people, one of my favorite practices is to invite them to ask me questions.
Como he compartido antes, cuando visito los salones de clase de nuestras escuelas o con cualquier grupo de niños y adolescentes, una de mis prácticas favoritas es invitarlos a que me hagan preguntas.
Muchos quizá recuerden que su primera instrucción religiosa formal se presentó en un formato de preguntas y respuestas, es decir, un catecismo.
Many may remember their first formal religious instruction being presented in a question-and-answer format; that is, a catechism.
“La familia de Nazaret en exilio, Jesús, María y José, emigrantes en Egipto y allí refugiados para sustraerse a la ira de un rey impío, son el modelo, el ejemplo y el consuelo de los emigrantes y peregrinos de cada época y país, de todos los prófugos de cualquier condición que, acuciados por las persecuciones o por la necesidad, se ven obligados a abandonar la patria, la amada familia y los amigos entrañables para dirigirse a tierras extranjeras”.
“The family of Nazareth in exile, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, emigrants in Egypt and refugees there to escape the wrath of an ungodly king, are the model, the example and the consolation of emigrants and pilgrims of every age and country, of all refugees of every condition who, beset by persecution or necessity, are forced to leave their homeland, beloved family and dear friends for foreign lands.”
We have begun the Holy Year 2025. Pope Francis inaugurated this time of grace on Christmas Eve when he ceremonially opened the Holy Year door of St. Peter’s Basilica. Even in the first few days of the New Year, hundreds of thousands of visitors and pilgrims entered the basilica through these doors in keeping with a tradition dating back hundreds of years – ritually observing to follow the way of Jesus Christ.
Hemos comenzado el Año Santo 2025.
There is an ancient tradition in the Catholic Church of observing some years as Holy Years, also known as Jubilees.
Existe una antigua tradición en la Iglesia católica de celebrar algunos años como Años Santos, también conocidos como Jubileos.