Works of Mercy during the pandemic
n 2016 we Catholics observed a Year of Mercy, which reminded us to approach the Lord Jesus to receive His mercy and urged us to...
Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Back in February the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments issued a decree changing July 29th on the Church’s calendar...
Giving to the Catholic Appeal
“This is My commandment: love one another as I love you” (Jn 15: 12), Jesus ordered us in the Gospel on Mother’s Day. He...
Witness to Mercy
Last Sunday we were invited to meditate upon Divine Mercy and to seek it out through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Ultimately (in the truest...
Deacons today
On June 19, Pope Francis met with the permanent deacons of the Diocese of Rome, along with their families. His words are a good...
Laudato si’ Action Platform
On Tuesday Pope Francis launched the Laudato si’ Action Platform (LSAP), which Cardinal Peter Turkson, the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Promotion...
Food for all
On the feast day of Saints Anne and Joachim, Pope Francis authored a letter to the United Nations Food System Summit, which he said...
Seeing and witnessing
On Tuesday, while visiting Slovakia, Pope Francis celebrated an Eastern Rite Liturgy and preached about the Triumph of the Cross. He began by quoting...
Praying for peace and for souls
This past Sunday Pope Francis issued a worldwide call for prayer after leading the people in St. Peter’s Square in the recitation of the...
Waukesha: No revenge
This past Sunday Pope Francis said after leading the Angelus, “today we also remember all road traffic victims: we pray for them and we...