St. Moses the Black: From Violent Outlaw to Saint
COMMENTARY: The fourth-century Desert Father abandoned a life of theft and bloodshed to follow Christ, becoming a powerful witness to Divine Mercy.
COMMENTARY: The fourth-century Desert Father abandoned a life of theft and bloodshed to follow Christ, becoming a powerful witness to Divine Mercy.
The Los Angeles-based shrine draws growing crowds for Divine Mercy Sunday, highlighting a message of reconciliation and healing that continues to resonate year-round.
In the city where this beloved devotion originated, the Sisters of Merciful Jesus witness in the footsteps of the ‘Apostle of Divine Mercy.’
Sunday Guide for April 12
The novena originates with St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, canonized a saint in April 2000, a Polish religious sister and mystic who experienced apparitions of Jesus.
Few of us are ready for heaven at once. Yet in the purifying gaze of Christ, God’s justice is revealed as divine mercy, and hope is not extinguished but fulfilled.
Nietzsche sought strength in the will to power, but the cross proclaims a deeper wisdom he could not hear — a word that reveals the mystery of divine strength in weakness.
COMMENTARY: The Hour of Mercy is not merely a devotion; it is a daily invitation to prepare for the one appointment none of us can avoid.
Why isn’t forgiveness taught like math or grammar? It’s time every Catholic school made it a core subject.
The Sacred Heart shows that God’s mercy flows from love — a love that is wounded and radiant.
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