Tag: Reflections

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,  Have you ever noticed that there is a close connection in the Gospels between Mary and the Holy Spirit? At every significant moment in … Learn More

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, During the two decades that I had a Roman address, I shared community life with missionaries who hailed from thirty or more different countries. This hodgepodge of priests and … Learn More

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Religion and violence ought to be totally incompatible, but as we all know, they too often feed off one another in ways that … Learn More

On Monday, August 15, we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. In the Byzantine Liturgy, Troparion, Feast of the Dormition, August 15th, the … Learn More

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Since Pope Francis was elected pope a little more than nine years ago, he has been urging the Church, which is all of us, … Learn More

Pope Francis’s encyclical Fratelli Tutti (On Social Friendship) was published nearly two years ago in Assisi on October 3, 2020, on the Vigil of the Feast of Saint Francis. It … Learn More

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The bishops of the United States have called for “a three-year, grassroots revival of devotion and belief in the real presence of Jesus in … Learn More

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The sixth chapter of the 2020 papal encyclical Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) is entitled “Recovering Kindness.” Pope Francis’s call for a return to … Learn More

As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually … Learn More