There are few influences greater in the choice of a vocation to the priestly life than a priest’s mother. She is really the very first “face of God” whom he encounters in his life.

In the Book of Revelation, Our Lord proclaims the following: “Behold, I make all things new.” In the midst of a world that is groaning under the weight of sin and sadness, these are words that we need to hear more than ever!

There’s something about Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “rock opera musical,” that doesn’t resonate. In a 1971 Time Magazine interview, Rice commented: “It happens that we don’t see Christ as God but simply the right man at the right time at the right place.”

The liturgy which we celebrate on Palm Sunday is a rather odd one.

Last Friday, Pope Francis offered the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war is teaching us something about ourselves, if we are paying attention.

In an unprecedented diplomatic move, Pope Francis went to the Russian Embassy to the Vatican on Feb. 25  to relay his concern over the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

When the storms of war are gathering, warlike men seldom listen to popes.