On his final day in South Sudan, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the country’s Catholic community, telling them not to give into the hatred and violence plaguing the country, but to overcome these attitudes with the light of faith.Salt of forgiveness ‘burns but also heals,’ Pope says in final act on Africa trip
Rediscovering the Sacrament of Reconciliation
“If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) One might wonder why the topic of Confession is discussed in January, since the period of Advent came to a close some time ago, and the Lenten time of renewal is still way off in... Continue Reading →
Seeing Beyond: The Call to Love
What do you see when you look behind the jail bars? What do you think when you pass by the drug user strung out on the sidewalk? What about the man who commits suicide leaving behind his kids and mother? Do we think about how repulsive the criminal is? Or how the drug user has... Continue Reading →
Praying And Forgiving: An Everyday Reminder
“When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 “Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.10 Your kingdom... Continue Reading →
The Prophet Hosea And Our Relationship With Christ
The Old Testament reading from Hosea chapter 2 is a powerful reading and some background is in order and shows how we are pursued by the Lord. In chapter 1, Hosea is told to marry Gomer who is described as a promiscuous woman. Hosea does so and they are blessed with children. At the beginning... Continue Reading →
Don’t Believe The Lie Of Satan
I am very active on social media. Every few days I get a direct message that more or less conveys the same message. The person writing says that they have messed up so badly that there is no way that God could ever forgive them. That is a lie and what Satan wants you to... Continue Reading →
Liberation And Grace
In the New Testament there are many passages that speak of grace as liberation. Sin is a plague that has overtaken the world, and it enslaves us (Stevens 9). We are born in original sin, and though that is washed away through the sacrament of Baptism, concupiscence remains. Concupiscence is the tendency to still drift toward sin.... Continue Reading →
The Link Between Lent and Confession—by Guest Blogger William Hemsworth
The following article is my guest post on The Simple Catholic blog. Visit The Simple Catholic blog at thesimplecatholic.blog for great content. https://wp.me/p6dLzd-YM
The Need For Grace
In the beginning of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans he lays out a case about the desire for people to know God. He says that by nature they can know things about God and God has shown them. The verse in question is from Romans 1:19 which states, “For what can be known about... Continue Reading →
God is Love
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. This is how we know that we remain in him and he in us, that he has given... Continue Reading →
William Hemsworth-The Bible Catholic 