Focus

Who will bring forth Pope Francis’ vision

May 13, 2016

Pope Francis, with the publication of Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), has offered a broad and deep reflection on the myriad (and often messy) issues concerning marriage, the family and human sexuality.
Food for Thought

May 13, 2016

In a blog for the Archdiocese of Washington, Msgr. Charles Pope addresses the spiritual work of mercy that tells us to pray for the living and the dead.
Praying for living and dead also connects us to God

May 13, 2016

A good friend and former colleague of mine would, on occasion, discover something of hers had been misplaced (I hate to say "lost"), for which she had a ready solution: Time to pray to St. Anthony.
What makes praying for others a work of mercy?

May 13, 2016

My life connects me to many others, just as their lives connect to mine. We are part of each other's lives in ways that are wonderfully rewarding, but that can prove exhausting, too.
How to be a pilgrim in Rome during the Jubilee of Mercy

May 06, 2016

This post reports some considerations for pilgrims to Rome during this Extraordinary Jubilee for the Year of Mercy.
On being patiently merciful to those who do us ill

May 05, 2016

We know patient people when we see them. Yet patience is rather difficult to define in a precise way.
Being Christ-like in bearing wrongs patiently

May 05, 2016

When Christians participate in a work of mercy they do so in imitation of Christ, who in his lifetime either performed the work himself or taught the
Food for Thought

May 05, 2016

A September 2011 blog for the Midwest Capuchin Franciscan Vocations about the works of mercy says it seems easier to handle mishaps in life when they happen randomly, accidentally.
Food for Thought

May 02, 2016

"Forgiveness can seem contrary to human logic, which often yields to the dynamics of conflict and revenge," St. John Paul II said in his message for t
Forgive offences willingly

May 02, 2016

The corporal and spiritual works of mercy are transformational. While they encourage us to care for someone else who is in need, they also require from us a change of attitude, understanding and perspective.