During my volunteer experience, I was mostly on the receiving end of mercy.

Madeleine Delbrêl is a saint for the rest of us.

The lips that can speak of the whole universe close in silence to pay homage to the person who is here present.

The Gospel we heard today is a tactical trainwreck. It tells us to offer no resistance to enemies and love them instead.

“Our country is so important to us. We carry the Dominican Republic in our hearts.”

(And what the Gospel says we should do instead)