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The Pope’s appeal for respect for life asks for love and respect in our relationships. In a world where people belong to many religions and none, many people will not see life as a gift....
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This year the Day also celebrates the fortieth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s powerful address to the Indigenous community at Alice Springs. It speaks just as powerfully to our own day....
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Saints don’t generally come in twos. That’s partly because their feast day marks their death. It is also the day of their birth into eternal life....
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As we grieve loss and give thanks for self-sacrifice on Anzac Day, we should also commit ourselves to a future in which we turn from wars, share burdens, give priority to the most disadvantaged, and shape a more just society....
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To live generously is difficult when our unhealed hurts and coldness have become habitual. For that reason, Pope Francis urges us to pray for families trapped in resentment and bitterness, where 'sorry', 'thank you' and 'please' are words that gather dust on the shelf. There the cycle must be...
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Peter Damian was a man of his time, a man of the Church, who dedicated his life to shape it after Christ’s pattern....
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The cry for justice comes naturally to all human beings. Children protest that ‘it isn’t fair’. Adults ask their torturers, ‘Why do you hurt me?’ Justice has to do with relationships....
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Finally, Pope Francis focuses on the call to the young person and how it should be seen and received in Church communities. He does not touch on a larger question - often taken for granted - whether priesthood and religious life as we understand them should have as prominent...
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Pope Francis insists on dialogue in the Church and in society but also speaks trenchantly of the urgent need to address the ecological crisis, to case from war, to curb the influence of self-interest in big media, and to welcome refugees....
The Pope’s appeal for respect for life asks for love and respect in our relationships. In a world where people belong to many religions and none, many people will not see life as a gift....
This year the Day also celebrates the fortieth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s powerful address to the Indigenous community at Alice Springs. It speaks just as powerfully to our own day....
Saints don’t generally come in twos. That’s partly because their feast day marks their death. It is also the day of their birth into eternal life....
As we grieve loss and give thanks for self-sacrifice on Anzac Day, we should also commit ourselves to a future in which we turn from wars, share burdens, give priority to the most disadvantaged, and shape a more just society....
To live generously is difficult when our unhealed hurts and coldness have become habitual. For that reason, Pope Francis urges us to pray for families trapped in resentment and bitterness, where 'sorry', 'thank you' and 'please' are words that gather dust on the shelf. There the cycle must be...
Peter Damian was a man of his time, a man of the Church, who dedicated his life to shape it after Christ’s pattern....
The cry for justice comes naturally to all human beings. Children protest that ‘it isn’t fair’. Adults ask their torturers, ‘Why do you hurt me?’ Justice has to do with relationships....
Finally, Pope Francis focuses on the call to the young person and how it should be seen and received in Church communities. He does not touch on a larger question - often taken for granted - whether priesthood and religious life as we understand them should have as prominent...
Pope Francis insists on dialogue in the Church and in society but also speaks trenchantly of the urgent need to address the ecological crisis, to case from war, to curb the influence of self-interest in big media, and to welcome refugees....