Fr. Christopher Panagoplos, TOR, on mercy and forgiveness:

“Mercy is seen as an active and creative love, the ultimate act “by which God comes to meet us, the bridge that connects God and human beings, opening our hearts to the hope of being loved forever despite our sinfulness.”  This is mercy experienced in Scriptures, in the theology of the Church and in the lives of the saints.”

the full text of this Sunday’s homily here: Divine Mercy – Fr. Christopher (text)

View his homily here: Divine Mercy Sunday – Fr. Christopher (video)

The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – Divine Mercy Sunday – Fr. Christopher

Fr. Christopher Panagoplos, TOR, helps us understand what it means to be “Alive to God in Christ Jesus”.

“Such fidelity to relationships is the new life born of water and the Spirit, raised to new life with Jesus, to share that life and its responsibilities.  Alive to God in Christ Jesus as people in whom He lives, in whose hearts He dwells—lives that are poor in spirit, full of mercy, thirsty for justice, makers of peace—so that He might continue the work of giving mercy and peace, forgiveness and healing in a world still gasping in the pains of death.”

the full text of this Sunday’s homily here: Easter Sunday – Fr. Christopher (text)

View his homily here: Easter Sunday – Fr. Christopher (video)

The Gospel Through a Franciscan Lens – Easter Sunday – Fr. Christopher