Divine Mercy Is a Human Necessity by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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"We do pray for mercy, / And that same prayer doth teach us all to render / The deeds of mercy." A reflection for Divine Mercy Sunday on April 16.

A Parable for Palm Sunday
by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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He had won them by bathing them in a love they could not resist—not by blasting them with power they would resent.

Clerical Abusers Are Not above the Law
by Julie A. Ferraro

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Secrets must no longer be swept under the rug in the guise of divine forgiveness.

A Trinitarian Encounter
by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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That day, in that exchange of life, I heard God reminding me that loss brings gain.

Two Poems By Salvador Espriu
Translated by Andrew Kaufman
and Antonio Cortijo Ocaña

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"From an old shade of silver / I would like / my verses to be formed . . ."

Pontifical Politics by Roger Karny

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Continuing the conversation on David Kertzer's "The Pope at War."

Much-Needed Healing . . . and Accountability by Julie A. Ferraro

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We need practical action to help heal indigenous communities with enduring wounds. Active listening is a start.

The Water of Forgiveness through the Still-Frozen Ground by Michael Ford

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A Lenten meditation on the healing power of forgiveness.

Two Poems of Centering and Memory

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"In the stillness of my being / I bow with deepened breath..."

America’s Original Sin: Opportunity for Metanoia by O’Neill D’Cruz

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Praying the rosary as anti-racist practice.