Today is the Feast of Pentecost
Happy Feast of Pentecost! The feast, which marks the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and is often called the birthday of the Church, was a busy one in the Vatican. During his homily at the Holy Mass...
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Pope St Paul VI’s exhortation on Reconciliation in the Church
[Editor’s Note: In light of the ongoing debates in the Catholic Church (particularly in the United States) over ecclesiology and papal primacy, we are republishing the English text of Pope St. Paul VI’s apostolic exhortation Paterna cum benevolenta, promulgated at...
A penitential pilgrimage
On Monday, Pope Francis apologized to Indigenous Canadians for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of children at residential schools. Many of these schools were operated by the Church and funded by the Canadian government as part of a...
Reconciliation and Right Relationships
As both a high school teacher and parish catechist, I always looked forward to diving into the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Some might call me slightly deranged, but I loved being bombarded by the whines and groans of adolescents who just...
The Social Dimension of Sin, Repentance, and Reconciliation
A reflection on the Sunday readings for April 18, 2021 — The Third Sunday of Easter It is rare for all three Sunday liturgy readings to have a common theme. Today is one of those rare Sundays. Sin, repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation—we...
Divine Mercy: The way of freedom
This is a reflection on the readings of April 11, 2021, the Second Sunday of Easter, the Sunday of Divine Mercy Who are the freest people in the world? If you are an American, your first thought might be that...
Easter People and the Fear of Death
We are in the midst of a world-changing pandemic, and many of our actions right now are governed by fear, for good reason. On some level, each of us fears the painful death that can result from being infected by...
Love, even when it’s difficult
On the day he found out he had an aggressive form of leukemia, my father received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time in 53 years. Many faith traditions place an emphasis on atoning for wrong done. In the...
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