Day: April 25, 2022

Pope Francis: ‘The Lord is not looking for perfect Christians’

Jesus’ merciful words to a doubting St. Thomas reminds us that the Lord does not expect us to be “perfect Christians,” Pope Francis said Sunday. Instead, Jesus wants us “to seek him, to call on him, or even, like Thomas, to protest, bringing him our needs and our unbelief,” the pope said. In his reflections […]

Nine Ways To Save Catholic Church Music

Those who underestimate the efficacy of sound do so at their own peril. Filmmaking students are quickly introduced to this maxim: “What the ear hears is more important than what the eye sees.” This may come as a surprise. After all, isn’t a video primarily about what people see? But the truth remains: a pristine […]

Pontifical Mission Societies staff accompanies Ukrainians in Holy Week

LVIV, Ukraine (CNS) — For Msgr. Kieran Harrington, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, the timing of his visit to Ukraine — Holy Week according to the Julian calendar — was intentional. “I thought that it is important at this moment of war to come to a place we support […]

Be voice of God to all, pope tells missionaries of mercy

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Those who are called to be missionaries of mercy are entrusted with the important task of being the face and the voice of God’s love to those in need, Pope Francis said. “Let us never forget that God does not act in the daily lives of people through shocking acts, but […]