Focus on Faith

The pope said the theme of this year’s Congress, “Living waters of hope,” “invites us to constantly renew ourselves in the water and blood that flow from the heart of Jesus, as wellsprings of mercy for the entire world.

While bishops in Ukraine and Russia are grateful Pope Francis will consecrate their nations to Mary, other Catholics are eagerly awaiting the text of the pope’s prayer to see if he does it “correctly.”

East African church leaders are welcoming Australian Catholic University’s international faith formation program.

The Eastern- and Latin-rite Catholic bishops of Ukraine had been asking Pope Francis for the consecration.

In the church, we often live with drama. We would like the Holy Spirit to guide us from point A to point B and take us through the world without complications.

Third Sunday of Lent

First reading: Ex 3:1-8, 13-15
Second reading: 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12
Gospel: Lk 13:1-9

“Even several times in a single day, I find myself caught up in something trivial, something that took my heart elsewhere, instead of resting in God’s love. This holds especially true during Lent, as I realign my heart and my gaze on Jesus.”

St. Patrick, the beloved patron of Ireland, is renowned as the bishop who brought Christianity to Ireland, who used the three-leaflet shamrock to teach about the Trinity, and wrote the often-recited prayer that begins, Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me.