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The mercy of God is unending and yet sometimes that is hard for us to accept. Pope Francis once said, “God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.”
What are the requirements for being a godparent? Do both godparents have to be Catholic? Must there be a man and a woman? Can godparents be changed later if the first ones turn out not to be very good role models?
There is no shortage of bad news at our fingertips: televisions, radios, smartphones, and computers are delivery methods that feed our collective anxieties. Let’s turn them off and focus on the Good News instead.
God has made known that he loves us as his own children. And God desires that we live as members of his family and come to him with our needs.
I have trouble placing mortification in perspective. I have heard that St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer advised, “Choose mortifications that don’t mortify others.” What does that mean?
Making time to just sit and be still can seem countercultural to what we are told to do daily. It’s in the moments when we allow ourselves to be still that we can encounter a peace that is life-giving.
I hope that in our life of faith we can bring our full selves.
Did I confess certain sins? If I didn’t, have I sinned by going to Holy Communion all these years? I have gone to Confession faithfully.
The impact a priest makes with a homily is one of the criteria my husband and I rely on to decide which weekend Mass to attend at one of three parishes in our Cincinnati Archdiocese Family.
Time can be an adversary or an ally. But what’s comforting is that it always moves forward.
