Third Sunday of Easter (B), 18.04.21: Rollercoaster
I’ll never forget the first time I saw Pope Saint Paul VI in person at the audience hall now named after him in Rome. I had arrived in Rome on 10 October 1975, a Friday, and went to the papal audience the following Wednesday, 15 October. The excitement was high,...
Some Reading Material, 14.04.21
https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/04/gods-harsh-and-dreadful-love https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/04/the-rhine-breaches-the-tiber https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/04/following-john
Divine Mercy Sunday, 11.04.21: Christ’s death, our mercy
The death of Christ is the act by which the floodgates of divine mercy are thrown wide open. To talk of God’s mercy means to talk of the death of Jesus. To ask for that mercy and to receive it means to be placed inside the death of Jesus. All...
THE HOLY EUCHARIST: A Bishop’s Exhortation
Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix in Arizona has written a beautiful pastoral exhortation on the Holy Eucharist. It is very rich in prayer, spirituality, doctrine and encouragement. I HIGHLY recommend it to all parishioners to read and reflect upon, perhaps a little at a time. – Fr. Peter