So That Mercy Can Enter

God always loves us unconditionally because mercy is his very nature. Said another way, because God is love, God is mercy.  We almost know the words by heart because we have so often heard John’s story of the woman caught in adultery [JN 8:1-11]: “Has no one condemned...

Ukrainian Church leaders reaffirm unity with Rome

Source: radiovaticana.va/ (Vatican Radio)  The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, says a meeting of bishops with Pope Francis this week will be a sign of their “full and visible communion with the successor of Peter”....

Mercy Is a Verb

There is more to spirituality than walking in the woods or watching waves break on the shore. At the invitation of Jesus, Peter, James and John “leave everything.” In the parable of the prodigal son, we hear the young man say that he will “get up” and go to his...

Pope Expresses Gratitude to Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

(Unofficial translation from Italian original)   To His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych   “How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings” (Psalm 36[35]:8). As people...