Pope Francis reflects on the death of Moses and the gift of memory and of lived faith that grandparents and the elderly pass on to younger generations.
Like with the prophets in this Sunday's reading, God often speaks to us in ways we least expect. The question is: Are you listening?
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Why be good? Find out in this homily from Fr. Raphael Ma CR, who takes some advice from St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
During our fifth day in the Holy Land, on our way to Jerusalem, we stopped by to Mount Tabor (or Mount Hermon), the place where the Transfiguration of Jesus occurred. The mountain is mentioned for the first time in the Bible in the Book of Joshua (19:22) and now houses a three-aisled basilica, built on the design […]
Last week, I went supper with a group of friends. All of a sudden, a friend sitting beside me took off his smartwatch and put it harshly on the table. I turned to him and he looked so angry. I thought it is because someone texted him something awful to make him angry. I asked […]
April 26, 2015 – Fourth Sunday of Easter Theme: Exodus, a fundamental experience of vocation Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Fourth Sunday of Easter offers us the figure of the Good Shepherd who knows his sheep: he calls them, he feeds them and he guides them. For over fifty years the universal Church has […]
Last Sunday was the Feast of the Triumph or Exaltation of the Cross. For the last two Sundays on the S+L Blog, we’ve been looking at why we exalt the cross, an instrument of death. We saw that Jesus died to destroy death forever, so we don’t have to be under the power of death anymore. […]