VATICAN CITY - On Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected on the theme of the Jubilee of Mercy, “Merciful like the Father,” telling pilgrims that while imitating God’s love can seem impossible, it’s genuine ...
When St. John* XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council almost 54 years ago, he set the tone for that great gathering with these words: "Now the Bride of Christ wishes to use the medicine of mercy ...
Quotations to stir heart and mind. AT FIRST GLANCE, such statements seem to suggest that the process of showing mercy begins with us. That, however, is not the case. It is God who is merciful and ...
One of the things that we are encouraged to learn and develop during this Lenten season is how to be merciful always. This we can gather from the gospel of St. Luke where we hear Christ telling his di ...
On Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected on the theme of the Jubilee of Mercy, "Merciful like the Father," telling pilgrims that while imitating God's love can seem impossible, it's genuine effort, rather ...
In the Exodus text, we are purportedly taken back to that time when Israel traveled the desert en route to the land of God's promise. There is no denying that the sin of worshiping the molten calf was ...
The fountain of God’s mercy is always ready to flow into our hearts, but pride and stubbornness prohibit us from opening our hearts to it. In fleshing out this fact, Msgr. Peter Magee exposes many ...