Although I am currently resting and offline, I am posting this homily from three years ago with the help of a friend. The Gospel today is about faith and about focus. It teaches that although storms and struggles inevitably arise, we have a choice as to whether we focus on them or on Jesus
For a nineteenth-century Anglican minister, John Henry Newman harbored a surprising level of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He dedicated an 1832 sermon, for instance, to instructing his congregation on the reverence that is […]
Homily Everyday the Lord offers us grace to advance in the spiritual life. We need to try to receive the abundant grace that is offered to us every day.
God is not in the things that frighten or distract us from our calling and our mission.
We live in a noisy world. In fact, many people have mentioned that life got quieter when the pandemic shut down the planes and reduced the traffic. But that didn’t last long.
And the noise isn’t only the kind that hits your eardrums. This is a time of noisy ideas.
Lately in the U.S. it seems like a contest to see who can shout the loudest. And Canada has the same problem on a smaller scale.
CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- Following an explosion that killed more than 150 people in Beirut, international Catholic groups have responded by providing health services and necessities to the victims.
At least sixteen Catholic organizations, including Catholic Relief Services and Caritas International, have responded to the Aug. 4 explosion at Beirut’s port.
As victims in Beirut face an urgent need for shelter, medication, hygiene kits, and mental health services, these organizations have dispatched medical teams and relief groups to assist with basic necessities.