Preaching the Gospel of Life is challenging in today’s secular culture. It was also challenging for St. Paul and St. Barnabas as their experience in Antioch is described in the first reading. And yet, amid persecution “the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit”.
Read MoreOn this 2nd Sunday of Easter, which St. Pope John Paul II designated Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church proclaims to all, the peace and mercy merited by the wounds of Christ.
Read MoreIn Jesus’ discourse to love our enemies, He implies that we are often quick to judge rather than to love. It is easy to see the people we dislike or oppose us as being unworthy of love, but we must remember that every human person has the same dignity and is worthy of the love of God simply because they are human; made in the image and likeness of God.
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