Consuelo Vélez

Consuelo Vélez is a lay member of the Teresian Association, holds a doctorate in theology, and is a professor and researcher at the San Alfonso University Foundation (Bogotá, Colombia). Vélez is a member of the theological committee of the Colombian Episcopal Conference and of the Colombian Association of Women Theologians.

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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas," c. 1604 shows the moment the apostle Thomas came to believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. (OSV News/Wikimedia Commons)

Fifth Sunday of Easter: Jesus' works are the way to the Father

The Father's will is clearly expressed in the way Jesus lived and acted. The call is to live as he lived and to do the works he did.

Pope Leo XIV meets with Pedro Salinas, a Peruvian journalist and abuse survivor, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2025. Salinas is a former member of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae who suffered physical and psychological abuse by the movement's founder, Luis Fernando Figari. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Discernment must accompany emotion-driven faith

A doctrinal note by the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith of the Spanish Bishops' Conference addresses concerns about such experiences.

Second Sunday of Easter: From doubt to faith

Theologians' Corner - Believing is not naively accepting a doctrine, but opening ourselves to the radical change that the presence of Jesus brings about in those who believe.

Haitian migrant and volunteer Djephy Wood Denios from La Casa del Migrante in Tijuana, Mexico, cleans the feet of a woman during the annual washing of the feet ceremony on Holy Thursday at Tijuana's Friendship Park circle on the U.S.-Mexico border April 17, 2025. (OSV News/Carlos A. Moreno)

Holy Thursday: Living service and love in the way of Jesus

Theologians' Corner - Let us celebrate Holy Thursday by allowing Jesus to teach us once again. It is urgent that Christians recover what is essential in the Gospel: service, unconditional love and boundless mercy.

In pluralist India, the sacred and mystical leave their marks on everyday life

After spending a month in India around temples, mosques and Catholic churches, theologian Consuelo Vélez reflects on the cultural and spiritual experience and the common challenge of expressing faith.

Francis left us a witness 'with the flavor of the Gospel'

"Francis was a shepherd who 'smelled of the sheep,'" writes theologist Consuelo Vélez, reflecting on his pontificate's legacy and impact.