In today’s Gospel, John tells the story of Jesus at the Last Supper, when he reveals to the disciples that Judas will betray him. The Scripture says that Jesus was “deeply troubled” by this situation. Jesus, who has pitched his tent among us and shared our lot, experiences the most difficult human emotion there is: fear. Though he himself tells… Read More The Crosses We Bear
Though the conflict in Syria is raging less than 50 miles away from my home in Amman and the effects of the war can be seen and felt in countless ways throughout the country, I have lacked much of any emotional reaction to the horrific humanitarian, cultural, and environmental destruction that is occurring just beyond… Read More Fr. Frans, Holy Week, and Paradoxical Tears
Here are some of the highlights from this year’s message: “Jesus asks us to follow him and to travel with him along the path of love, the path that alone leads to eternal life.” “We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the… Read More Top 10 Quotes from Pope Francis’ 2014 World Youth Day Message
Cardinal Walter Kasper: “The Pope has freed the Church from its bourgeois past.”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: White House, Congress Should Remember Pope Francis During Budget Process by Emily Conron: “The Catholic Church has said it again and again: the federal budget is a moral document that represents the priorities of a nation. While Washington might consider these cuts a small sliver, the… Read More Around the Web
Pope Francis: “The experience of fraternal sharing with those who suffer opens us to the true beauty of human life, which includes its fragility. In safeguarding and promoting life — at every stage and in any condition it is found — may we recognize the dignity and value of every human being from conception to… Read More Quote of the Day
Pope Francis: “We look at the sky, there are many, many stars; but when the sun rises in the morning, the light is such that we can’t see the stars. God’s mercy is like that a great light of love and tenderness. God forgives us, not with a decree, but with his love, healing the… Read More Quote of the Day
