Today’s second reading from St. James tells us that God’s wisdom is pure, and is full of good fruits and righteousness that are sown in peace. It is gentle and merciful. We are then cautioned that the conflicts and wars in our lives come not from God, but from our...

Pope Francis has proclaimed 2016 a “year of mercy” – a time for us, as a Church, to be ministers of the mercy of God for all. As part of the jubilee, the Holy Father has extended to all priests the “discretion to absolve of the sin of abortion those...