Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love)
Be gentle with and kind to each other. At the risk of sounding banal and reductive, I would argue this simple bit of advice is at the heart of what Pope Francis strives to tell us in his apostolic exhortation,…
Divine Mercy Sunday
Established by St. John Paul II, Divine Mercy Sunday celebrates the merciful love of God entering our world through the Easter mystery. The second Sunday of Easter was proclaimed Divine Mercy Sunday at the Canonization Mass of St. Faustina Kawalska.…
Experts in Humanity: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Healing
“Do you want to become an expert in humanity? Do you want to see yourself the way God sees you? Do you want to understand those who have hurt you? Do you need to forgive yourself and others?” Josephine Lombardi…
The Certain Hope of Easter
The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ is deeply embedded in both the reality of the material world and the divine. Through Good Friday, we are reminded of the former. Through the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday itself, we recall…
Walking the Stations
Today, Christians around the world gather to mark Good Friday – a solemn celebration marking Jesus’ passion and death. As we listen to the words of the Gospel, we journey together to the cross, knowing that it changes everything. We…
Jean Vanier: Logician of the Heart
Michael Higgins, in his newest book Jean Vanier: Logician of the Heart, creates a text that intertwines the factual elements of Jean Vanier’s life with the scripture and morals he acted upon throughout his years as a caregiver, philosopher and…
Passion Sunday
Passion Sunday has held special meaning for me ever since I participated in the annual procession and Eucharist for this feast celebrated at St. Peter’s Square in Rome back in 2001. Rome knows how to do liturgy, and they do…
Happy Feast of St. Patrick
To help you celebrate this feast day, we share with the well-known hymn I Bind Unto Myself Today. St. Patrick, pray for us! [youtube ]
The Covering of Statues in Passiontide
As our celebration of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection draw closer, we begin to see in many churches the devotional practice of covering statues and images in purple cloth during the final two weeks of Lent, otherwise known as Passiontide.…
Monday Lenten Meditation
The wisdom of Solomon is so obvious and irrefutable once someone has had the clarity and courage to express it. Clarity grows with the spirit of acceptance and the purifying of the mind. We can’t conceptualize this clarity, any more…