Both Mary and Fatima are seen, in their respective traditions, as “queens of paradise.” And what is a queen of paradise? Perhaps it has less to do with crowns and scepters, and more to do with a certain fullness of being, a height of proximity to the divine light.
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Lightworkers in a Starless Twilight: Staying Spiritually Aware in Dark Times
The world is turning faster and faster and faster, and so many of us feel as if we’re about to … More
Symbol of the Kingdom: The Problem of Pain in a Time of Pandemic
With the rapid spread of Covid-19 shutting down a good chunk of world affairs and affecting the lives of people … More
The Talk of the Three-in-One: Meditations on the Trinity
Trinity Sunday is often joked about in Christian circle as that day anyone can easily fall into heresy via poor … More
Ecce Homo: Pilate as Every Man
In the Passion Narratives of the Four Gospels, the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, is not portrayed as a … More
God’s Good Chaos: A Reflection on the Problem of Evil
The problem of Evil is one of most staggering dilemmas for the human mind. If we define it as such, … More
C.S. Lewis and the Calormenes: A Commentary on Narnia’s Arabesque Baddies
Stereotyping all things “other” has been something of a given in the history of humanity since the first concepts of … More
The Case of Asia Bibi: A Catholic Look at Blasphemy Laws
This past couple of weeks, the news has been immersed in the controversial case of Asia Bibi, who has … More
Easter to Me: A Personal Reflection on the Memories and Meanings of Holy Week
My childhood memories of Holy Week, when Christians the world over commemorate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, … More
Love Goes On and On: Growing Up with Disney’s “Robin Hood”
My first encounters with the legends of Robin Hood are, in many ways, the memory of my own maturing, realizing … More
Avellina Balestri Writes 