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Israel Centeno In the vast and polyphonic narrative of the Bible—so rich in genealogies and epiphanies—there is a theme that emerges time and again with the force of a golden thread intertwining the human and the divine: motherhood as miracle. Not as a natural function, but as sacred intervention. As that moment when God bends…
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By Israel Centeno Imagine, for a moment, that the human soul is like a gothic church cloaked in shadow—a silent space where stained glass windows, rich with forms, colors, and symbols, stand intact but unseen. Everything is there, but only dimly perceived, awaiting a light that has not yet arrived. In this darkness, beauty exists,…
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Israel Centeno (Una carta para mi sobrino) Haces una buena pregunta, quizás la única que realmente importa: ¿Dónde está el cuerpo de Cristo—ahora, de verdad? No hablo de ideas o recuerdos, sino de la realidad. No es sólo curiosidad, ¿verdad? Es algo más profundo—una inquietud, como si hubiéramos entreabierto la antigua puerta marcada “Ascensión” y…
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Israel Centeno In the span of a single week, the U.S. immigration system has laid bare a troubling duality. What some hailed as a triumph of the rule of law quickly unraveled into a display of selective protection, revealing a system that shields a few while exposing hundreds of thousands to danger. At the heart…
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Lectura Crítica del Cíclope Autoritario, de Nelson Rivera. Debate 2007 Israel Centeno Una lectura crítica y contemplativa de El cíclope autoritario de Nelson Rivera (Editorial Debate, 2007). Escrito con convicción y asombro, este ensayo explora el colapso moral de las ideologías modernas y la urgencia persistente de la verdad, el testimonio y el amor al…
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Sunday’ Stories (Una aparición americana) Woke up again on the floor, third day without eggs. The room’s breath smelled like metal and unspoken prayers. There were coins on the windowsill, fifteen cents, a button, and a fly that never left. He stared at the ceiling. It stared back. Mouth dry. Body part stone. Part meat.…
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El Cíclope Totalitario Israel Centeno Es domingo. Fui a misa. Comprendo por qué, desde el cura hasta la mujer de clase media y el homeless, todos debemos reconocer nuestra culpa y pedir misericordia. Hablando con David y repasando mi vida, le decía que había llegado a viejo sin haber matado a ningún hombre. Luego, en…
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After a reading of Nelson Rivera book, Totalitarian Cyclop Israel Centeno Since God died, the inventory has only grown. The numbers multiply, the bodies pile up, and the world—this world we insisted on calling civilized—writes in ash the names of those it swore to redeem. The Enlightenment promised us light, but forgot to teach us…
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Reading Journal – Day 2Israel Centeno Reading this chapter on Auschwitz, I can’t help but ask myself how far evil goes. To what extent can it take form with total naturalness, dehumanizing one part of humanity and overvaluing another, the one that claims for itself the authority to eliminate—without moral tremor—those it deems unworthy of…
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Israel Centeno Reading Journal – Day 1 Pittsburgh, May 16. A long, dense day—the kind where light never really arrives and you feel like the sky weighs more than your body. Early in the morning, we discussed the looming effects of federal budget cuts in a meeting. I called my congressman, senator, vice president, president.…
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