by user | Jan 31, 2016 | News
Author: Peter Yaremko During this Jubilee Year of Mercy the Church offers us a general pardon, an indulgence that is open to all, and the possibility to renew our relationship with God and neighbor. It’s an opportunity to deepen our faith and to live with a renewed...
by user | Jan 24, 2016 | News
Author: Peter Yaremko In announcing the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis drew our attention to Psalm 136, where the phrase “His mercy endures forever” is repeated no less than 26 times. By one count, this refrain appears in the Bible 41 times. Why is this refrain...
by user | Jan 17, 2016 | News
Author: Peter Yaremko What greater example of God’s mercy toward sinners is there than the invitation to the tax collector, Matthew, to become a follower of Jesus? Saint Bede the Venerable, an English monk of the seventh and eighth century, said, “Jesus saw him...
