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In my own life, the Divine Mercy message fascinated and attracted me from the first moment I heard of it.  God’s timing was also impeccable for me when He showed me the need for Divine Mercy. He emphasized it through a conversation I had with a young man studying for the priesthood over thirty years ago.

Since that first Easter when Peter and John made their pilgrimage to the tomb of the Lord and found the burial cloths and the napkin that covered Jesus’ face lying there but His body gone, faithful people through the centuries have been going to that sacred place in Jerusalem. We may not be able to get on a plane or a boat but we can make that pilgrimage by going there in our prayers and especially by going to Mass at Easter

Holy Week is a much deeper reality, a different kind of remembering.  It is a remembering that places the very mystery of Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection before us.  It is about Jesus making Himself really present to us. 

Bishop William Waltersheid reflects on the meaning behind the Blessing of Easter Foods.

The Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary on March 19, is just around the corner.  The nine days before his feast are a golden opportunity to “Go to Joseph!” to ask for his help.

La Solemnidad de San José, Esposo de la Santísima Virgen María el 19 de marzo, está a la vuelta de la esquina. Los nueve días antes de su fiesta son una oportunidad de oro para "¡Id a José!" para pedir su ayuda.

I can still hear it.  In the early morning calling out rain or shine, in the warmth of summer, in the cold winds of winter, the bell of my parish church rang out a message to us, “Come to Mass…come to Mass!” 

Evangelization is the proclamation of the Gospel, that is, of the Person of Jesus Christ.

We may cry out, “Jesus, where are You?” Yet, we believe with all our hearts that He is always true to His promise, “I am with you…”