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...
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...
“We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God (2 Cor 5:20)
These words of St. Paul (in the title) are the focus of Pope Francis’ annual Lenten message, which he broke down into four themes.
The...
A new type of Lent
This is certainly a time like no other — for most of us, that is. We need to keep in perspective that almost anyone...
Night and the cross
“And it was night” (Jn 13:30). The Gospel notes Judas’ departure from the Last Supper to go off and betray Jesus with these words. John...
Reformation Day 2021
In the U.S., October 31 is most known as Halloween, but in many other places around the world it is known as Reformation Day,...
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...
Laboring for the Lord
“Don’t wear white after Labor Day.” The Voice of America’s “Learning English” website explains that this tradition developed because white clothing used to be...
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...
Sharing the triumph of the Victor-Victim
On some Good Fridays, especially those that occur on sunny spring days, it can be spiritual challenging to enter interiorly into darkness that descended...
