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About Henry Cuellar

I am a seminarian for the Diocese of Austin Texas. I began my journey in the seminary in August of 2008. I come from a family of six. My parents, Henry and Martha Cuellar have been happily married for 30 great years. I have two brothers and one sister, I am the oldest of the four. I graduated High School from Manor High School located in Manor Texas in 2002. After High School I began my studies in Social Work and Psychology and worked in a few social services programs until I entered seminary. I graduated with my Bachelors of Arts, majoring in Philosophy on May 2013 and will begin my theological studies the fall of 2013. God has been so good to me and I am very much in love with Holy Mother Church. If God wills it, she will one day be my beloved bride.

A Prayer during Darkness

Published February 6, 2017 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Faith

This is a poem that I wrote one day when I felt as though I was in darkness.  It has helped me to pray with it when my prayer feels dry. Darkness Darkness! The light of the flame that brought me here now begins to dull and I feel lost My prayer was once as… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published February 6, 2017

Year of Mercy: Reflection on the Prodigal Son

Published November 4, 2016 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Blog

If we attend Mass regularly we have more than likely heard the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11-32).  It is a parable that speaks to all of us at the very depth of our hearts because the parable of the Prodigal Son is a story of mercy and a story of unconditional love. In… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published November 4, 2016

Oh Speciosam Altaris Sacramento: How Powerful and Loving

Published January 19, 2015 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

In my time of being in the seminary my love and awe of the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist has increased tremendously and I am convinced with full conviction that when I receive the Eucharist at Mass, I am receiving the fullness of Christ within me and I am being received into full communion with… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published January 19, 2015

Eucharist and Life Experience

Published November 7, 2014 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

“Only when we recognize the rich network of connections between the Eucharist and our life in the world can the Eucharist be “worldly” and our life “Eucharistic” – Henry J.M. Nouwen, With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life. This quote from Nouwen’s book is so very true.  All things in our lives are connected…. [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published November 7, 2014

Reflection: Evangelii Gaudium: Temptations Faced by Pastoral Workers

Published May 30, 2014 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Blog, Column

In his apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis touches on many important topics regarding evangelization.  He speaks of all that we, pastoral workers, should focus on when working to proclaim the Gospel in the modern world.  The Pope calls all of us to work to spread the gospel with a great joy based in Christ. In one… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published May 30, 2014

Lent: A Time for Conversion

Published March 5, 2014 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

WHAT DOES LENT MEAN? Today we begin a very special season in our liturgical year, Lent.  Our English word “Lent” is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word “lencten” which is roughly translated to mean Spring.  So, like the season of spring, we are called to be rejuvinated, to be given life once again and to spread… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published March 5, 2014

A Seminarian’s Reflection on Faith

Published February 26, 2014 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column, Faith

The Lord Our God, Our Father, sees all things. No matter how much we try to hide from him, and no matter how much we might think we are doing things in secret, he sees all things. Night is not dark enough to hide us away from his loving view. He does not look upon… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published February 26, 2014

Is Sacred Art Wrong?

Published December 15, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

Sacred Art Art, for centuries, has been a method of communicating different information on the history and truths of people.  The prehistoric human used art to communicate or record their great historical stories and achievements.  One example of this is the images found in the Lascaux Cave in Southwestern France.  Many centuries later the Egyptians… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published December 15, 2013

Methods of Meditation

Published November 11, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column, Faith

When we think of prayer, most of us think of praying as saying prayers, talking to God. When we think of prayer we think of the prayers we were made to memorize as a youth. We think of prayer as the prayers we say before bed, before meals or in church. These prayers are important… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published November 11, 2013

Short Meditation on Saints

Published September 25, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Faith

The other evening I watched the biographical movie of Saint Hildegard of Bingen.  As I sat there and watched this very beautifully made movie about the inspiring life of this very wise and holy Saint, I began to think how by today’s standards all the Saints that had heavenly visions, the mystics, would be considered… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published September 25, 2013

Reflection on the Love of God

Published August 20, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

He sees all The Lord Our God, Our Father, sees all things. No matter how much we try to hide from him, and no matter how much we might think we are doing things in secret, he sees all things. Night is not dark enough to hide us away from his loving view. He does… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published August 20, 2013

Homilia del Papa Franciso a Seminaristas, Novicios y jovenes discerniendo sus vocaciones

Published July 20, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: En Español, La Fe

“Usted sabe muy bien que el Señor no mira tanto la grandeza de nuestras acciones, ni siquiera a su dificultad, pero en el amor con que lo hacemos.” -Santa Teresa de Lisieux, doctora de la Iglesia El domingo 7 de julio, el Papa Francisco celebro el Santo Sacrificio de la Misa con muchos seminaristas, novicios… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published July 20, 2013

Erroneous Eros…

Published July 20, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

In the last column “Quid Amor? (What is Love?)”, I wrote about the different loves as explained by C.S. Lewis and by the Holy Scriptures. Love is so much more complicated than being a simple emotion without reason. According to Lewis there are four loves; Storge, Philia, Eros and Agape. Each love plays an important… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published July 20, 2013

Pope Francis Homily to Seminarians, Novices and Young People Discerning their Vocations

Published July 20, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

“You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.” -St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church On Sunday July 7th, Pope Francis celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with many… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published July 20, 2013

Quid Amor?

Published June 26, 2013 • Written by Henry Cuellar Filed Under: Column

Love, an emotion? a feeling? What is love? Today many people, when they think of love think of it as an emotion or a feeling. For them, love is possible of fading or dying. Love, for many, is just a state of mind that one can fall into or fall out of. But is this… [Read More]

Written by Henry Cuellar • Published June 26, 2013

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