Mercy Received and Shared

Throughout this week, we have been celebrating the Octave of Easter where the Church calls us to stay focused on the Resurrection. And today, it’s appropriate that we conclude the Octave with the Church drawing our attention to something that stands at the very heart of the Resurrection: Divine Mercy. Easter isn’t just about Jesus…

Stepping Out of the Locked Room

There’s something really related about the Gospel we’ve just heard. If we look at the Apostles, they’re not exactly shining examples of bold faith in this particular moment. They’re hiding in a room where the doors are locked. They’re afraid, more than a little confused, and trying to figure out what just happened to their…

Experiencing the Father’s Love

Today we are celebrating the feast of St. Faustina Kowalska. Many of us are somewhat aware of who she was and that our devotion to the Divine Mercy comes from the apparitions and mystical experiences that she had of Jesus throughout her life. Thankfully for the Church, many of those apparitions were written down and…