“Now hold on,” Chris Sparks imagines some folks saying, “loving the annoying is one thing, but loving the evil people, the truly wicked who do unspeakable things to myself, my family, or the innocents of the world — HOW???” Jesus shows us the way, of course.
Saint Patrick (feast day: March 17) brought Jesus to pagan Ireland and transformed it into the land of saints and scholars. Let's follow his example and bring Jesus, the Divine Mercy, to an increasingly pagan world.
"We get a lot of mail from some of you who want to discern the contours of the future," says Chris Sparks. "You ask, 'Will there be a chastisement from God in our lifetimes?'"
We fought a war to be free of the British monarchy. And yet, as Charles III is crowned king of the United Kingdom, it may well be our duty as Catholics to offer a prayer for the man and his reign.
“Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good” (Rom 12:21). Our Lady is the Mother of Mercy, not a mother of ruthlessness; the Queen of Martyrs, not the queen who does “whatever it takes,” including evil, in the name of obtaining some lesser good.
Divine Mercy; Mary Immaculate; intercession for the Holy Souls; serving the Church where the need is greatest. In light of the Marian charisms, we’re coming up on one of the spiritually richest weeks of saints and feasts in the Church’s entire calendar.
Whatever you thought of the late Queen Elizabeth II, her country, or her church, we devotees of the Divine Mercy have a special obligation to pray for another who is dying or has died. It’s what Our Lady would want for her birthday.
In light of Amazon's new streaming series "The Rings of Power" set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe, everyone's talking about Tolkien — including many Catholics.
For the first time since the start of the COVID pandemic, the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception will welcome pilgrims to public Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations April 23-24 at the National Shrine, but pre-registration is mandatory.
Episode 66 with Chris Sparks
Chris has written a timely book, How Can You Still Be Catholic? 50 Answers to a Good Question.
