Every Christian is called to work tirelessly to promote the Gospel of Life. St. Paul reminds us that we are not alone in this: God has blessed us with a “spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.”
Read MoreIn today’s Gospel, our Lord tells us of His impatience to fulfill His baptism by dying on the cross and redeeming mankind: there is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is My anguish until it is accomplished! We too were called to fulfill our baptism by persevering in the faith.
Read MoreThe Eucharist is a meal. The important thing about the consecration of the bread and wine is not merely that Jesus comes to be present on the altar; but that He is present as food. Jesus offers us His Body and Blood in the Eucharist as our spiritual food and drink.
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