Sunday's Homily:

Jesus, The God-Man

Sunday
of Week 21 in Ordinary Time in Year A
We who are cradle Catholics have always believed that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God and Saviour of the world. When Jesus first called His Apostles to follow Him they could not say this of Him. They had a religious background, of course, but it was not the same as ours. For centuries...
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Saint of the Day:

Today is the feast of Blessed Bernard of Offida

Daily Readings:

Today's readings provided courtesy of Universalis

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