Blood and Water and Mercy
Where does God’s mercy come from? In one sense, it comes from the blood and water that flowed from the side of Our Lord on the cross. This article is reprinted with permission from our friends at Catholic Answers.
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Low Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday, Quasimodo Sunday, Thomas Sunday, Sunday “in albis depositis” 2024
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at your Mass of obligation for Low Sunday, 2nd of Easter? Tell … Read More →
Lesotho mothers trying to cope with drug addicted children
Mrs Pontsho Florina Tumisi, a widow and mother of two children is a member of the Saint Anne’s Catholic sodality in Lesotho. When she found herself dealing with her daughters’ drug addiction, she reached out to other mothers facing trials. Read all
Diebus Saltem Dominicis: Octave of Easter – Forearmed is forewarned
“Happy Easter”, we still say 7-day week afterward because, liturgically speaking, it has still been Easter Sunday during this Octave. A liturgical Octave is an eight-day arc that vibrates in anticipation of the “eighth day” of eternal rest beyond the 7-day cycle of creation. We stop the liturgical clock so that we can rest in […]
Pope: Sport must foster social friendship and fraternity
Recalling the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, Pope Francis upholds the core values of sports in building fraternity. During the Regina Coeli prayer, he also remembers victims of a bus crash in South Africa. Read all
Israeli demonstrators call for release of hostages
Israeli media says police in Tel Aviv forcibly dispersed tens of thousands of anti-government protestors, who had gathered to demand the release of hostages seized by Hamas six months ago. Read all
How Prayer is the Best ‘Life Hack’ for Mental Health and Sense of Purpose
Can prayer impact your peace of mind and purpose in life? In this episode of “The Catholic Talk Show,” Ryan Scheel and Ryan Dellacrosse join Hallow prayer app CEO Alex Jones to discuss the effects of prayer and what prayer does in our lives! In today’s fast-paced world, Jones explains how “the secular perspective would […]
Life on farm named for Dorothy Day helps Catholic couple deepen faith, ‘glorify God’
(OSV News) — Life on a small organic farm in northeastern Pennsylvania in the cool early days of spring, adapting to the rhythms of planting, livestock care and chores, can sound blissful to anyone buffeted by adult pressures and responsibilities. Carmina Chapp hopes you think that. Because she does, too, and she believes a quiet […]
Pope at Regina Coeli: Have faith in the Risen Christ
On the second Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis emphasises the transformative power of encountering the risen Jesus, urging believers to embrace faith, prayer, and love and spread Easter joy. Read all
Pope: May the Lord give leaders the capacity to pause and mediate for peace
Pope Francis reiterates his appeal for negotiated solutions to the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Palestine and Israel. Read all