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Wondering where God is? Look to the poor, they’ll show you.

Wondering where God is? Look to the poor, they’ll show you.

by Humberto (Beto) Guzmán Parra, SJ | Mar 3, 2022 | Global Catholicism, Religious Life    ~ Approx. 5 mins

When I first arrived in Guadalajara for a period of university study as a newly vowed Jesuit, I was missioned to work with the Purépecha people, an indigenous tribe from Mexico.The first time I stepped foot in the Purépecha neighborhood, it felt like I was stepping...

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In prayer, we might ask things of God—but sometimes God will not answer how and when we might want. Greg Okumu, SJ reflects on prayer using his own experience of the 30-day silent Spiritual Exercises retreat. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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