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Blessed Jolenta of Poland and her husband assisted many from their means. Once widowed, and with two of her three daughters married, Blessed Jolenta and her third daughter entered the Poor Clares. She eventually became an abbess.
In almost 11 years as a Friar Minor, Anthony had six very different ministries in three countries. Today we might ask, “Why couldn’t he keep a job?”
We all need God’s mercy for ourselves and for the community in which we live. Harsh and pitiless application of the law is not the way God works.
As we near the end of Lent, this week’s Gospel reminds us to not judge others before looking inward at our own sins.
The readings during the fourth and fifth weeks of Lent are generally concerned with the identity of Jesus. This was the central question for the religious leaders who would eventually have Jesus put to death.
This week we hear the well-known Gospel story of the Prodigal Son, in which the father embraces his son who has returned, much to the dismay of his other son.
The power of the prophets is not focused on those who are humanly closest to them. Their power is directed as God determines. God’s interests are much broader than ours.
This week marks the third Sunday of Lent, in which the Gospel recounts the story of Moses and the burning bush.
Loving the person who has harmed us in spite of the harm is precisely what constitutes forgiveness. How forgiving am I?
This week we mark the second Sunday of Lent. In the Gospel, we hear about Jesus going up on the mountain to pray with Peter, John, and James.
