Day: April 27, 2022

A conversation with Cardinal Dolan ahead of mission to help Ukraine

In an in-depth interview with Vatican News in Rome, the Archbishop of New York discusses the war in Ukraine ahead of his imminent visit to help refugees on borders, violence, and protecting life. After not having been in Eternal City for 25 months due to the pandemic, Cardinal Timothy Dolan also discusses the resonance of […]

Day 118: King Saul Despairs (2022)

Fr. Mike reflects on King Saul’s despair in the face of trial, and how he seeks other means of comfort when he feels like God has abandoned him. God never abandons us, especially in the midst of danger. Fr. Mike invites us to place our trust in God’s promise, instead of resorting to sinful acts. […]

St. Peter Chanel (Priest and Martyr)

The son of a French peasant, St. Peter Chanel (1803-1841) became a priest as a young man, and within three years brought about a spiritual renewal in his parish by showing great devotion to the sick. However, he desired to be a missionary, and at age twenty-eight joined the Society of Mary (the Marists). For […]

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“Charity, to be real, must be strong, energetic, and abundant. It must be replenished constantly. Its abundance is the measure and proof of a vigorous spiritual life.” —Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik, The Hidden Power of Kindness

Thursday of the Second Week of Easter

In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles Peter and the apostles tell the leaders who had given them orders to stop preaching about Jesus that they could not but preach about the Lord Jesus: “Better for us to obey God rather than any human authority.” Before he ascended back to his heavenly […]