VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Lent is a time to free oneself from slavery and take action to free others suffering from the multiple forms of slavery that afflict the world, Pope Francis said. Even though…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Wrath is a “dark vice” that destroys relationships, focuses all blame on others and only worsens over time, Pope Francis said. “It is capable of depriving us of sleep, of barring…
Readings for the Memorial of Saint John Bosco, priest Reading 1 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17 King David said to Joab and the leaders of the army who were with him,“Tour all the tribes in Israel…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Making a list of which sinners are welcome in the church and which sinners are not goes against the teaching of the Gospel, Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper. The pope…
Reading 1 2 Sm18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30–19:3 Absalom unexpectedly came up against David’s servants.He was mounted on a mule,and, as the mule passed under the branches of a large terebinth,his hair caught fast in the…
Reading 1 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13 An informant came to David with the report,“The children of Israel have transferred their loyalty to Absalom.”At this, David said to all his servantswho were with him in…