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The Gospel contains a great message of hope, "because it tells us that wherever we are lost and however we are lost, God ...

A light rain was falling. I was driving down to the firehouse when the memory popped up. It seemed to come out of nowhere but I am sure it arose ...

The solidarity that Jesus offered the vulnerable on the cross long ago calls Christians to stand up to oppression today.

"Let us nurture our desire to see Jesus, and above all let us allow ourselves to be found by the mercy of God." ...

Love is God’s only commandment. Love is God’s only dream for us. Love is God’s only self-description. In spite of the lengthy ...

“This is how Jesus reveals the heart of God: He is always merciful toward all,” the pope wrote. “Let us live this Lent as a time of healing, all the more as it is the Jubilee,” he wrote, saying he, ...

We will resume our discussion about heaven next week, but for now I want to focus on holy week. It’s the season when the ...