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The Last Shall Be First … Also in the Olympics

The Brazil 2016 Olympic Games ended, but some images will remain in our eyes for a long time. We will remember, no doubt, the great victories, the gold, silver or bronze medals achieved by our most admired participants, or the athletes from our countries. But other...

Mater Misericordiae: Mary, Mother of Mercy

For multiple and varied reasons the month of May has come to be associated with Mary, the Mother of Jesus.  In the United States it is the month in which Mother’s Day, First Communions, many ordinations and weddings are celebrated.  It is also associated in the...

Prayer To Be Merciful

On this Divine Mercy Sunday, the following two-minute video invites us to reflect on mercy and forgiveness. The images are of St. Vincent de Paul, the words from St. Faustina Kowalska’s diary.

I Like You Just Because…: Mercy as the Surprise of Sheer Gift

I Like You Just Because…: Mercy as the Surprise of Sheer Gift Whether the “gospel” begins with the tragic or the comic, that is, with sin or grace as its first movement, begs some discussion; and, still, the answer eludes any complete grasp.  Catholic intuitions tend...

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