(Originally published in MercySong E-news, Issue No. 9. To read more, click here). When Pope Francis gave his homily at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, he referenced the story of St. Katharine Drexel, who had been a socialite there in the city in the late 1800s. He recounted the conversation […]
Archives for September 2015
MercySong Products Showcased at World Meeting of Families!
We were very excited to have several of our products make an appearance at the World Meeting of Families! The Catholic Word table featured our two recently released live DVD talks, 7 Secrets of Confession, and Responding to God, Person to Person: A Parish Mission With Vinny Flynn. Vinny’s guide to Eucharistic […]
Monday Musings — Like An Alabaster Jar
What does it mean to live life to the fullest? Because that’s why Jesus came, that we might have life — life to the full (Jn. 10:10). I’ll give you a hint: it doesn’t mean “eat, drink, and be merry.” But it also doesn’t mean sitting around being gloomy Christians. Our faith is a joyful […]
Monday Musings — The Living Image of the Father
“[Who then is the priest? He is] the defender of truth, who stands with angels, gives glory with archangels, causes sacrifices to rise to the altar on high, shares Christ’s priesthood, refashions creation, restores it in God’s image, recreates it for the world on high and, even greater, is divinized and divinizes.” St. Gregory of […]
Sneak Peek of Vinny’s New Book!
In honor of the Pope’s upcoming visit to the U.S. and in anticipation of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, we wanted to give you a sneak peek of Vinny’s new book, 7 Secrets of Divine Mercy! Please keep up your prayers for Vinny as he finishes writing! —————————————————— “In his letter about the […]