Tag: Mercy

That’s How I Need to See Him Again

Once upon a time there was a widowed mother whose only family member was her son, and she loved him with all her heart. The boy grew up, and as a young man entered the army and went off to war. One day the woman received the tragic news that her son...

Praying with a Lenten Pastoral Letter

During the Masses of February 17th and 18th, I had the grace of reading the Pastoral Letter for Lent 2024 written by the Maltese Bishops, namely Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna, the Archbishop of Malta, Msgr. Anton Teuma, Bishop of Gozo as well as Msgr...

A Most Beautiful Garden

To better appreciate our gospel passage (Mark 1:40-45) for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, I was thinking of the emotions which, most certainly, would grip the heart of a person with an irresistible passion for gardening and who, one morning, wakes...

Accepting God’s Mercy

One Saturday evening in California many years ago, much of the small community of Grass Valley lost power due to a fierce storm marked by heavy rains and strong winds. The pastor of the Catholic parish, Fr. O’Malley, was working on his Sunday homily...

Our Ways are Not God’s Ways

We’re now several weeks into the pro football season, and fans of the 32 NFL franchises are all hoping their team makes it to the Super Bowl next February. In the 57 years the Super Bowl has been played, some teams have been much more successful...

The Saints: Examples of Conversion and Mercy

There are many examples of saints we honor today who in their youth lived worldly, unedifying lives. While heading in one direction, something in their lives led to their conversion, so that they turned things around and began living for God. We...

St. Faustina`s visions and Bl. Michael Sopocko

“Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy” (Diary, 300) When we think about the Divine Mercy image or chaplet it is difficult to overlook the powerful influence of the remarkable individuals of faith Saint Maria Faustina...

Mercy Through Sacraments

Everything to do with sacraments has mercy at the core of it. Let’s take a look at the Catholic definition: “Sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the church, through which divine life is given.” They are...