These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Sunday II, Easter (Divine Mercy)

Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 118)


Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures forever.”


Let the house of Aaron say, “His mercy endures forever.”


Let those who fear the LORD say, “His mercy endures forever.”
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041226.cfm
As the Psalm says, the Lord’s mercy endures forever. But Divine Mercy means nothing if we are not merciful to others. In his homily last night in the Vigil for Peace, Pope Leo said: “Death enslaves those who have turned their backs on the living God, turning themselves and their own power into a mute, blind and deaf idol (cf. Ps 115:4–8), to which they sacrifice every value, demanding that the whole world bend its knee. Enough of the idolatry of self and money!  Enough of the display of power!  Enough of war!” https://youtu.be/sKWah9-1LDg?si=bj3qIlWiNjbwvOk3