We are ready to begin another 40 Days for Life with a Kick-off Mass next Tuesday at 6pm at Divine Mercy Parish, Epiphany Church, followed by a candlelit Eucharistic procession to Planned Parenthood! We will begin the same way we ended the fall vigil…by bringing Him to the place where He is needed the most. …
I’ve always heard this saying…”at the eleventh hour”, but I’ve never given it much thought. I always just assumed it means that something is happening at the last minute…just before the time is up. But today’s Gospel reading got me thinking that this phrase had another origin, a more meaningful one. In this parable, Jesus …
Pro life activism has never been easy. We have always had to go against the prevailing culture, and we have always faced a certain amount of hostility and mild persecution while on the sidewalk. In fact, I have always taken a sort of comfort in this fact. After all, if our presence pricks the consciences …
Approximately 20 faithful Christians from all over Pittsburgh have been gathering together every Sunday morning at 9:30 am, in front of Divine Mercy Parish/St. Mary’s downtown for a mile-and-a-half-long prayer walk around our city. This morning we were pleasantly surprised to be joined by Pittsburgh’s auxiliary bishop, Bishop William Waltersheid! Bishop Waltersheid has decided to …
When everything falls apart, and we can no longer trust the authorities that are running our nation, our world, and…(dare I say it)…even our Church…where do we turn? On the day following the presidential election, I wrote a post (linked here) about my reaction to the disappointment of having come SO close to overturning Roe…only …
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. Matthew 16:25 Does it seem like evil is heating up in our world today? Are you tempted to give up the fight for our most vulnerable brothers and sisters in the womb? Are you fearful …
