The parish where I grew up was St. Clement’s. All I knew about the saint was that his name was mentioned in the Roman Canon, AKA the first Eucharistic Prayer – you know, the long one. Thus does a child process church history. I’ve since learned more about the people listed by name in thatContinue reading “On St. Clement”
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“An ocean of mercy waiting for us”
The Year of Mercy is drawing to a close, leaving us the commission to keep it going in our respective ways. I just encountered the MercyStories series on the YouTube channel for the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. I was drawn to “Poster Child of Divine Mercy: The Testimony of Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC” becauseContinue reading ““An ocean of mercy waiting for us””
A Holy Door I’ll remember
Unless my understanding is dim (always a possibility), every year is a Year of Mercy in the economy of salvation. Even so, I understand and rejoice in Pope Francis’s declaration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy now drawing to a close. I’ve enjoyed the little delights, the mini-pilgrimages, visiting different churches with Holy Doors. Each hasContinue reading “A Holy Door I’ll remember”
Ellen Kolb 