The Gospel According to Mark is widely considered to be the most ancient of the four Gospels, while its short length makes it particularly easy to read straight through. But who was the man behind this Gospel and why did he write it? Explore these questions and set the scene for reading St Mark's Gospel with this blog.
A Roman soldier who was martyred, St George has been a popular and beloved saint among soldiers in the Crusades and even Kings, with his popularity surviving the Reformation. Devote yourself to him with this prayer to St George.
Both secularism and superstition have popularised some very distorted ideas about exorcism. In this blog, an experienced exorcist offers some clarity on causes of demonic influence, explaining that while the devil has a share in all our sins, some sins have a special affinity with the devil. It is these sins in particular that may become the cause demonic influence.
We all know St George as patron of England and tamer of dragons. The facts of his life are obscure, but his cult was very widespread in the east from that time on; when English soldiers went to the Holy Land on Crusade, they were inspired by this warrior saint.
In 1931, Jesus appeared to St Faustina, a Polish nun. He requested devotion to the Divine Mercy, recalling God's mercy, our own duty to show mercy & our trust in Jesus. Divine Mercy Sunday is the primary element of the devotion, celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter.
Jesus’s human death differs from ours in one crucial respect: whereas we lose our life, Christ chooses the moment of his death, when all is thus accomplished. So, the word recorded by St John, “It is finished”, is indicative: there is a sense of a mission accomplished. At no point is Christ’s will disengaged or passive in this saving work of the passion and cross. Why? Because God loves you and me, and his love is all-consuming, fully engaged and ever attentive.
