For the Pastoral Care of the Sick

For the Pastoral Care of the Sick

I am a priest and a pastor of a parish. One of the things that means is that I anoint a lot of people. Parishioners who are having surgery might ask me to anoint them after a Sunday Mass. A person recently diagnosed with cancer, asks to be anointed. Family members...
Prayer and Engagement

Prayer and Engagement

Connor and Sophie share words of wisdom with all of us on prayer and engagement. How can engaged couples keep God at the center of their relationship? Here are 3 simple tips: Pray together Pray for each other Attend Mass together Join us as we pray for all engaged...
Year of Prayer

Year of Prayer

“The heart of the Church’s mission is prayer” Pope Francis. Learning to pray is as necessary as it is difficult. That is why we want to start with you a way to learn to pray. But in a way that is not a mechanical repetition of learned phrases, a...
What does the Heart of Christ mean?

What does the Heart of Christ mean?

This is the question that Father Pedro Arrupe SJ asked himself and asked the Society of Jesus. I quote some of his phrases from a homily given in Valladolid in 1970.   “Devotion to the Heart of Christ is the summary of all Christian doctrine…...