«Advent, the fourth of this war, is experienced with particular intensity by the inhabitants of Zaporizhzhia. We await the end of the conflict, but the situation is becoming increasingly difficult.” From the co-cathedral of God the Merciful Father, Monsignor Jan Sobilo, auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia,…

Sue Musson Light and shadeAll the cliches and song lyrics are true: into every life some rain must fall; you have to take the rough with the smooth; joy and pain like sunshine and rain. No one wants bad things to happen, but they happen. Denial or wishing disaster away…

Sometimes loving leads to suffering, due to disappointed expectations or a lack of gratitude. So we ask ourselves: is it really worth suffering for love? To answer this question I thought of a passage from the Gospel of Luke, where Jesus answers a specific question: “Who is my neighbor?” (Luke…