Readings this Week

  • Good Shepherd green pastures eternity know shepherd gregory great
    23
    Apr

    Heaven’s Green Pastures – Gregory the Great

    Gregory the Great here reflects on Jesus words in John 10 that he is the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep....

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  • risen jesus peter papacy pope shepherd john 21 3rd Sunday Easter C
    22
    Apr

    Origins of the Papacy – Peter do you Love Me?

    The origins of the Papacy can be found in the dialogue between Jesus and Simon Peter in John 21, a gospel traditionally read during Eastertide. The question,"Peter, do you love me?" is followed by the command "Feed my sheep." The pope, shepherd and successor of Peter, has a role that has not to do with privilege but with sacrifice. ...

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  • prayer fasting mercy almsgiving Lent peter Chrysologus prrodigal son reconciliation Parábola del hijo prodigo reconciliación Cordero Pascual Parabola del figliol prodigo riconciliazoine preghiera digiuno misericordia Pietro Crisologo quaresima opere di bene facebook
    03
    Apr

    Divine Mercy Sunday and the Sacrament of Mercy

    Divine Mercy Sunday or the Octave of Easter presents us with one of the most famous of gospel stories -- the story of Doubting Thomas. But it shows us how and when the sacrament of penance and reconciliation (aka "Confession") was instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ -- and why....

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