Parroquia San Ignacio de Loyola

Ángel Manuel Rivera Fals was born on November 9, 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany. where his father, Ángel R. Rivera Morales was stationed with the U.S. Army. His mother is Leonor Fals. Eventually the family returned to Puerto Rico. Angel was raised and educated in Caguas where he studied at Notre Dame Catholic High School. Angel attended the University of Puerto Rico where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education and in September of 1999 he entered the Jesuit noviciate en Santiago, Dominican Republic. His years of Jesuit formation have brought Ángel to Fordham University in New York, he also taught at the Academia San Ignacio for two years, he has lived in Spain during theological studies,and is currently studying liturgy at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute, St. Anselmo, in Rome.

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Weekly Bulletin (18th of July 2010)

REFLECTION ON THE WORD

For many things the question of “how far?” is relative. Today’s Gospel raises this type of question about love, but there is nothing relative about how far we must go in our loving. We must go the distance. We must make love of God and neighbor the guiding focus of our lives here and now.

Jesus showed us by the example of his life that love has no limits. Our loving one another must go this far, too. This kind of “boundless love” redefines who our neighbor is (everyone in need) and sets no limits on our time or care for others. Further, we show our love for God “with all (our) heart(s)” precisely when we love our neighbor “this far”.

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Weekly Bulletin (11th of July 2010)

Reflection on the Word

The Fourth of July presents us with an opportunity to pause and be grateful for all that we have as a country founded on the principles of equality and freedom. Truly, as a nation we have had an abundant harvest: supermarkets stacked to the ceiling with food; freedom of speech, press and assembly; blessings of resources, talents and strengths. At the same time we are well aware that not everybody shares equally in all this abundance- we still face appalling poverty, ghastly prejudices, gross abuse of power. Our abundance--or lack of it--is measured by such things as wealth, power, peace; poverty, oppression, discord. Today’s gospel doesn’t talk about a country, but about a “kingdom”. This kingdom is of God and, though very different from our country, it is just as “at hand”.

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Weekly Bulletin (4th of July 2010)