Divine Mercy Sunday

by Trent Beattie Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, is well known —not only for his speaking presentations on Divine Mercy, but for his written ones, as well. The 43-year-old priest from the Marians of the Immaculate Conception has a list of…

Every year, the Catholic Church observes Divine Mercy Sunday on the Second Sunday of Easter. The day celebrates the message of mercy that Jesus shared when he appeared to St. Faustina Kowalska in 1931, clothed in a white robe and emanating…

What were some of Jesus’ first words as he emerged from his tomb? “Peace be with you,” he announced — a message repeated again and again in the Gospels. What is this “peace”— a word that is time-worn in our day — that carries such an…

Thomas did something we would all like to do. It would be so much easier to believe if we could touch and see the wounds of Christ. Yet, the wounds of Christ are present every day in many different ways. I can still touch them; perhaps I…