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The Small Pleasures of Life • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | April 27, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

I do not like and do not share in any way the rigorist doctrines of some Christians, who, without even realizing it, have clothed themselves in arrogance and false modesty; they are far from the true spirit of faith. The innocent joys of life were never forbidden....

Experience, the Mother of Knowledge • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | April 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

We are convinced that the science of charitable reforms is not learned in the books or in the tribunes of the public assemblies, but by going up to the hovel of the poor, sitting at their bedside, suffering the cold they suffer. Then, in friendly conversation, we have...

Learning from Our Children and Our Parents • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | April 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments

What an incredible moment when I heard the last cries of my beloved wife and the first cries of my daughter! What an incredible moment to behold that child, small but immortal; that child that God placed in my hands; that child that has brought me much love and many...

Weaving God’s Plan • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam

by Javier F. Chento | April 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment

We, all of us, are like the weavers of the Gobelins, who, following out the pattern of an unknown artist, endeavor to match the threads of diverse colors on the wrong side of the loom, and do not see the result of their labor. It is only when the work is complete that...