(photo: Sidon, Lebanon, Vyacheslav Argenberg, 2008) Catholic Maronite Bishop Mounir Khairallah of Batrun (Lebanon) has been a vocal advocate for peace in the Middle East, as well as for interpersonal forgiveness. He was recently interviewed by Paulina Guzik for OSV News, and shared his personal story of forgiveness and his thoughts on the relationship of … Continue reading Middle East Bishop Lives Forgiveness as Path to Peace
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Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi Today
Today is the day that the Catholic Church remembers the death of St. Francis of Assisi. Written accounts tell us that he died on October 3, 1226, a date termed his transitus. By the time of his death, St. Francis had started an entire movement, including religious orders that included clergy, nuns and laity. He … Continue reading Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi Today
Pray for Annunciation School
As news of the shooting this morning at Annunciation School in Minneapolis unfolds, we pray especially for the children and their mothers, knowing that God and angels are with them in this terrifying time. (The Annunciation, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1898)
Live and Forgive 