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Spiritual Reflections

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First Sunday of Lent
by Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr.
“Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert and was tempted.” We see the devil’s temptations at work in...
“The Great Crisis in Ukraine and the Golden Rule”
by The Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Ph.D., S.T.D.
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Belleville Nota bene: I delivered this homily before President Putin illegally declared...
“The Sermon on the Plain”
by Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Ph.D., S.T.D.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 13, 2022, St. Teresa Parish, Belleville His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton,...
7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: THE CHRISTIAN MINDSET
by Fr. Vincent Arisukwu
LOVE YOUR ENEMY. REALLY? It feels awkward to read that David had such a golden opportunity to kill Saul but...
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
by Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr.
“From the fulness of the heart the mouth speaks.” Jesus told His disciples, “Can a blind person guide a blind...
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
by Bishop Roy E. Campbell, Jr.
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” Jesus told His disciples, “To you who hear I say, love your...
5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: ALL GOD NEEDS IS YOUR WILLINGNESS
by Fr. Vincent Arisukwu
Put out into the deep and lower your net for a catch The scripture challenges us this weekend on how...
4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: ANCHORED ON GOD’S LOVE
by Fr. Vincent Arisukwu
WHEN GOD SAYS, “YOU ARE MINE.” Each of us has a story. It starts at the moment of conception really...
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Habemus Papam

We have a Pope!


Image taken from Vatican News video.

Leo XIV is the new Pope.
The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome and the first American Pope.
Click here to read the announcement from Vatican News.

Watch the Vatican Media Live broadcast (White smoke begins at -2:50:12).