Pope Francis canonized St. Teresa of Kolkata Sept. 4, calling her a “generous dispenser of divine mercy.”

Pope Francis canonized St. Teresa of Kolkata Sept. 4, calling her a “generous dispenser of divine mercy.”

Missionaries of Charity distributed holy medals with Mother Teresa’s image and the words, “Pray for us,” on the reverse.
I. Introduction A. As it happens, Father Bialek is being installed on the same weekend when Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa of Calcutta, even as Hurricane Hermine also presses down upon the Atlantic seacoast. As it also happens, the Church provides us with a Gospel reading appropriate to both of these events – a saint […]

I will never tire of saying that the mercy of God is not some beautiful idea but rather a concrete action, Pope Francis said.
Event will Mark 20th Year of Inner City Scholarship Program A major gift to the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s inner city scholarship program, Partners in Excellence, will be announced at an event hosted by Archbishop William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, Wednesday, September 7th at 7:30 a.m. at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore. Archbishop […]

The story behind a special statue at St. Ursula is one of heartbreak, joy and hope.
Many years ago I read a story about a reporter who was interviewing Mother Teresa.He questioned how much time she and her sisters in the Missionaries of Charity spent in prayer and rest.You could be serving so many more people, he told her, if you spent less time praying and

After fighting in World War I, Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) returns home to Australia a broken man.

“She had a quiet, spiritual aura that enveloped her and enveloped the people with her,” Sister Kathleen Feeley said.

The pope reflected on the need for an integral ecology in Christian life in his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Sept. 1.

“The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur are committed to helping immigrant families stay together,” Sister Denise Curry said.

Archbishop Lori vividly remembers one of his earliest experiences with Blessed Teresa of Kolkata as an encounter with holiness.
