In a speech read by an aide, Pope Francis told a group of grieving parents that the best response to grief is “to imitate the emotion and compassion of Jesus in the face of pain.”

There is a profound grace in submitting ourselves to a rhythm of time that we do not control.

As Lent draws nearer, we can begin to reflect: Do we open our hearts to God as we go about our days? Or are we disrupting every spiritual inclination with notifications and news feeds?

"If we come to understand that God suffers alongside us as one who truly knows what it means to suffer, our anger morphs into love and our suffering mysteriously becomes a means of transformation."

Kenneth Eugene Smith will face execution by the state of Alabama tonight. I pray that God may grant him peace.

A Homily for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, by Father Terrance Klein