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17 May 2026 – The Ascension of the Lord, (A)
May 17 2026
Thara Benedicta
Key Message: A Holy life is more powerful than words!! Homily: Testimony: "When we got married both me and my wife were normal persons who go to church only as a Sunday obligation. But my wife underwent a spiritual transformation and she started leading a Holy life. Initially I could not understand it. I used to mock her, because I was not feeling comfortable with her change. Then slowly, her life looked beautiful to me. She never asked me to change, but her Holiness made me feel, 'I too want to be like that'. Her peace and calmness during difficult situations made me wonder how she can be like this. Now my heart is longing to be Holy and to be very close to my Jesus." Today our Lord Jesus assigns us a glorious mission, "Make everyone my disciples". Our Lord did not stop with "Trust me". He commands us to go and make all people His disciples. When we are confined to our house, workplace or our neighbourhood, how can we do it? When we see the life of the first Apostles, they travelled far and wide and preached about our Lord Jesus. Then we also have our Saints of our Catholic church like St. Francis of Assisi and many others who travelled across countries and preached the Gospel. But we also have Little Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who stayed in her little Convent, saw only a little bit of sky from the Convent's courtyard, but still preached the Gospel. There are numerous souls who are converted and still being converted by her life of obedience, prayer and sacrifice. Our lives preach much more than our words. A Holy life is a powerful preaching by itself. Think: The words of a Holy Person has power. It talks to your inner self. The Bible says, "The prayer of the righteous pierces the cloud and reaches Heaven". So Heaven too hears the prayers of a Holy Person. Are you thinking that you want to be Holy, lead a Holy life, but since you cannot be without sin, you cannot be Holy? No, Our Lord Jesus makes sinners Holy. Imagine His twelve disciples. When our Lord selected them was anyone Holy? No. Our Lord transformed them. Even though they were always in the presence of our Lord Jesus, still each one had their own unique issue. But our Lord did not avoid them. He carried them like a mother, kept transforming them slowly. Even our Lord Jesus did not transform them in a second by doing a miracle. He continued working in their souls carefully. So He will do the same to you too. By the time our Lord Ascended to Heaven, the twelve disciples had undergone a major transformation. When our Lord said, "Go and make everyone my people", nothing else mattered to them apart from His command. This is a command for us also. Our life is our Pulpit from which we should preach the Good News.
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Vatican News: DDF responds to vademecum on blessings in Germany
May 7 2026
M G-B
Perhaps it is time for the Catholic Church to get out of the "wedding business." It is the couple through their loving consent and commitment to one another that confer their marriage state. The Priest is the witness to their consent. If at some point the couple decide "for me and my house we will serve the Lord" they could request a blessing and provide an acknowledgement of their decision to move together into a deeper spiritual journey. The church is fully equipped to accompany couples who request that their union become a sacrament.
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Brendan Hoban: Women offer our Church a way out of crisis
May 10 2026
M G-B
Brendan, thank you for this thoughtful article and your constant support for women in the church. My sensitivity to the injustices toward women drew my attention to the title of your article. It would be an injustice for women to be valued for their utility rather than their personhood. Perhaps Priests more than anyone can identify with this pain.
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Vatican News: DDF responds to vademecum on blessings in Germany
May 7 2026
Joe O'Leary
Homophobia is the problem, not gays, just as misogyny is the problem, not women, and so on. https://www.facebook.com/reel/931568752810666 Sacred Scripture is not immune to phobic impulses -- this is a highly disturbing realization, especially when we see the phobia acted out in biblically inspired hate crime, as in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Sola scriptura Christians have to make as much as they can of Scripture being its own interpreter (sui ipsius interpres) which must include its own corrector. Anglicans and Catholics correct Scripture by Reason and Tradition as well.
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17 May 2026 – The Ascension of the Lord, (A)

Vatican News: DDF responds to vademecum on blessings in Germany

Brendan Hoban: Women offer our Church a way out of crisis

Vatican News: DDF responds to vademecum on blessings in Germany