Dr. Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, reminisces about the personal encounters and official meetings he had with Pope Benedict XVI while they were leading their respective faith communities.
Sebastian Gomes
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Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Pope Francis’ papacy has revealed a hardness of heart in many Catholics.
A Reflection for Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The comfort of Jesus’ genealogy
A Reflection for Saturday of the Third Week of Advent, by Sebastian Gomes
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As Christians, we need a broader vision of family
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes
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If we want to evangelize, we can’t be hypocrites
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, Priest, by Sebastian Gomes
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What regular Mass attendance means to U.S. Catholics
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes
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There is a God, and we are not him
A Reflection for Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
This Lent, take up Jesus’ dinner-table habits
If Catholics want to protect the integrity of the Eucharist, then studying Jesus’ habits around the dinner table, written plainly on the pages of the Gospels, is a good place to start.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Advent isn’t the time to lament the church’s decline. Jesus recognized faith in the most obscure people and places.
A Reflection for the Monday of the First Week of Advent
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What President Biden said to Pope Francis at the Vatican
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. met with Pope Francis at the Vatican this morning. President Biden presented the pope with a “command coin” commemorating his late son Beau’s Army unit, the 261st Signal Brigade. Explaining that the coins are given to warriors and leaders, the president told Pope Francis, “You are one of the […]