It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts; it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction of the magnificent enterprise that...

Lord have mercy … Lord have mercy
 Christ have mercy … Christ have mercy
 Lord have mercy … Lord have mercy Blessed are the poor in spirit … theirs is the kingdom of heaven Blessed are the mourning … they will be...

God our Father, we give you thanks
 for the gift of marriage: the bond of life and love, 
and the font of the family. The love of husband and wife enriches your Church with children,
 fills the world with a...

Candlemas is the celebration and blessing of candles associated with the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. The Feast of the Presentation marks the moment Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple as an offering to...