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Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2024
Brad Rozairo, OMI – The following is the text of the Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2024, on the theme: “Through the desert God leads us to freedom”:
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Water for Peace
Bishop Michael Pfeifer, OMI –The annual World Water Day is celebrated on March 22nd, 2024. This day focuses on the gratitude we owe our great God for the life-giving gift of water, which is necessary for all life as we … Continue reading
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Where is Baby Jesus in 2023?
Jerry Novotny OMI – It’s that time of the year again. Christmas. It’s been a long year -the pandemic with its new faces still with us, major military buildups across the planet, dictators suppressing human rights, waging war on children both unborn and born, … Continue reading
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“Go to Galilee”
(excerpt taken from the homily of Pope Francis, Holy Saturday, 8 April 2023) At times, we may simply feel weary about our daily routine, tired of taking risks in a cold, hard world where only the clever and the strong … Continue reading
Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2023, 17.02.2023
Lenten Penance and the Synodal Journey Dear brothers and sisters! The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke all recount the episode of the Transfiguration of Jesus. There we see the Lord’s response to the failure of his disciples to understand … Continue reading
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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis XXXI World Day of the Sick – 11 February 2023
“Take care of him” Compassion as a synodal exercise of healing
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Message of the Holy Father Francis for the 108th World Day of Migrants
“Here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.” (Heb 13:14) Dear brothers and sisters! The ultimate meaning of our “journey” in this world is the search for our true homeland, the Kingdom of … Continue reading
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Message of the Holy Father Francis for the Celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
Dear brothers and sisters! “Listen to the voice of creation” is the theme and invitation of this year’s Season of Creation. The ecumenical phase begins on 1 September with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and … Continue reading
Remembering Hiroshima
Brad Rozairo OMI — The “Ten Days for Peace” is the annual period of prayer held by the Church in Japan from August 6 to 15, to remember the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was established by the … Continue reading
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2022 Ten Days of Prayer for Peace – ‘Peace is possible; peace is a duty’
A Message from the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan This is a year in which peace has been violently trampled. The dignity of life is neglected and its protection has been shoved aside. We will enter our Ten … Continue reading
Is it really possible to love our enemies?
Jerome Novotny OMI – It has been about two months now since one of the great moral voices of the world has died – Archbishop Desmond Tutu. As the first black Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, he worked to bring an end to … Continue reading
Message of his Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2022
“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest,if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity,let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10)
