The Cross’ Indispensable Invitation
In his book, The Passion and the Cross, columnist and author Fr Ron Rolheiser writes, “The cross of Jesus doesn’t...
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Disarming Our Hearts, Disarming The World
The world is awash with weapons! Handguns, semi-automatic assault weapons, grenade launchers, tanks, anti-tank missiles, artillery, attack helicopters, drones, fighter...
Man In White Leads Mystical Pandemic Lenten Prayer Service
On a rainy Rome evening, two Lents ago, a solitary elderly man in white, climbed the numerous steps leading to...
Let Us Not Forget: War is Madness
In the days leading up to President Putin’s decision to order invading Russian troops into Ukraine, Pope Francis, in an...
War is not inevitable! May cooler heads and peaceful hearts prevail
As I write, war between Russia and Ukraine is dangerously close. I hope and pray that as you read this,...
We Have a Moral Obligation to Save Afghans from Starving!
In Afghanistan, “hunger is rising and children are dying,” said David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program....
From Violence to Respect for Life
On 17 January it was the U.S. holiday commemorating the great civil and human rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King,...
2022 World Day of Peace message: Yes, to human needs! No, to militarisation!
Fifty-five years ago, on Jan. 1, 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, and numerous other armed conflicts causing untold death...
Building God’s Kingdom in the New Year
The powerful temptation to build earthly kingdoms has been a painful thorn lodged deep within the human psyche from ancient...
