...a crowd in looking down upon or ridiculing a person who was “different” (whatever that means)? SUGGESTED ACTION STEPS: As a family, read and discuss Pope Francis’s teachings on the...
Saint John Paul II
...church's universal calendar in 2000 on the Sunday after Easter. The Polish pope was a longtime enthusiast of the Divine Mercy devotions of St. Faustina Kowalksa, whom he beatified in...
The 4th Station: Jesus Meets His Mother
...But he was burdened by a heavy cross, intense pain and restricted by the soldiers and the indifferent crowd. Jesus’ heart was at the point of breaking, but he composed...
Reflection of the Gospel of Mark
...if a great millstone was put around their neck and s/he was thrown into the sea.” Jesus continues in this vein for several verses. Clearly, Jesus wants his disciples (and...