Second Sunday After Easter — A Message From Pope Benedict XVI
Translation of the Gospel According to John
At that time Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep: […]
Hope and Its Opposing Vices – A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
Hope and Its Opposing Vices
A Talk by Fr. Ermatinger
The Release from Deception (detail, marble statue), Francesco Queirolo,1759
Outline of Talk
- St. Augustine: Sermon 21: 0:00-4:19
- A Time of Hope: 3:39-4:19
- St. John Henry Newman: We Believe Because We Love: 4:19-5:29
Quotes for Divine Mercy Sunday
Theotokos of the Passion Icon
During the night, the Mother of God visited me, holding the Infant Jesus in Her arms. My soul was filled with joy and I said, “Mary, my Mother, do You know how terribly I suffer?” And the Mother of God answered me, I know how much you suffer but do not be afraid. I share with you your suffering, and I shall […]








