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Today, Pope Francis released a new papal document - Gaudete et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World. The Latin title, Rejoice and Be Glad, comes from Matthew 5:12, part of the Sermon on the Mount - Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. The Sermon on the Mount figures heavily into the document, providing a sort of 'roadmap' to holiness. Here are a few points to keep in mind as you read through the document: ...read more
Read full text of Pope Francis' Newest Apostolic Exhortation: Gaudete et exsultate: On the call to holiness in today’s world. ...read more
Read full text of Pope Francis' Homily for Second Sunday of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday. April 8, 2018. ...read more
We have begun the Easter Season and what a better time to explore the meaning of the source and summit of our Christian life: The Eucharist. We’ve just come out of a time of repentance and conversion and have gone through Holy Week and the Easter Triduum and that’s a good lead into speaking about ...read more
Join us in prayer for the intentions entrusted to us by Pope Francis. For April 2018, we join the Holy Father in praying for those who have Responsibility in Economic Matters. ...read more
St. Augustine wrote that “singing is praying twice”. Join the University of Notre Dame Women’s Liturgical Choir in this four-part, musical encounter with Christ featuring a varied program of short scripture readings, chant, Renaissance polyphony, and music from the 18th to 20th centuries. ...read more
Read full text of Crux's movie review and short summary on Salt+Light's Newest documentary 'A Woman's Voice: Conversations of Discernment and Grace.' ...read more
Read what Fr. Lombardi had to say about communication and working with three popes - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. ...read more
Read the full text of Pope Francis' Easter Sunday message, anlong with his "Urbi et Orbi" blessing. April 1, 2018. Happy Easter! ...read more
This whole week, beginning today, we will be listening to post-resurrection narratives from the Gospels (and from the Book of Acts). We'll hear about Mary Magdalene and the other women running to tell the disciples. We'll hear about a gardener who turns out to be Jesus. We'll also hear about two disciples whose hearts were burning within them as they walked along the road with a stranger. We are going to hear about how the disciples were scared, troubled and confused. ...read more