Solemnity of All Saints

Today is the joyful day when we remember and celebrate all the saints – all our brothers and sisters who are with God in Heaven, those we know by name, and those we do not. These are members of the one Church, but already in glory. For, as the Catechism tells us, the...

Solemnity of All Saints

Sunday’s readings taught us the importance of being merciful as the Lord has been merciful to us. Mercy, however, extends beyond what we can do for one another in this life; it extends beyond this world. Therefore, to use an example from Sunday’s Gospel, although the...