Fr. Gerard Lecomte, CJM Here in the lazy, hazy days of summer, it is tempting to sit back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of our labor. With summer’s heat upon us, who can blame us for congratulating ourselves for the work we have done and taking a well-deserved break? But the way the world defines […]
In the patriarchal societies in which these two widows lived, widowhood was an especially dangerous condition. When a woman married, she left the safety of her household and became dependent on her husband. If her husband died, she not only lost her partner, she lost her source of income, her economic standing, her social support, and likely her inheritance rights. No wonder […]
The Bride and the Bridegroom at the Supper of the Lamb By Dr. Edward Sri. Updated by Fr. Gerard CJM From the Catholic Agency Praying mass… The priest says: “Blessed are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb.” These words certainly command our attention. And they underscore how the Eucharist is no […]