Knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord
As we celebrate the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost this weekend, we conclude our meditations on the gifts of the Holy Spirit...
Counsel and fortitude
We continue looking at the Gifts of the Holy Spirit this week by meditating on two more of them: counsel and fortitude.
In Psalm 16,...
Wisdom and understanding
During the Easter season at daily and Sunday Masses we hear proclaimed (even if only via television or the Internet) the Acts of the...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
Father John Perry
“Perhaps truer words have never been spoken: ‘Be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come’ (Mt...
How romantic
n this time of year in which people think of all things romantic, Pope Francis delivered a message earlier this week (Monday, February 3)...
Peace in our times
As we prepare this editorial early in the week, we do not know in what situation the United States will find itself vis-a-vis Iran...
