The opening lines of today’s first reading are some of the most powerful words in Scripture. The desperation is clear in the words of the prophet Habakkuk, “How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not...
A message for the Solemnity of the Assumption from our Provincial Director Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. We have many reasons to celebrate on August 15. We mark this date as the foundation day of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. On August 15, 1815, St. Gaspar del...
A message for the Solemnity of the Precious Blood from our Provincial Director Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. Blood is very ambiguous. It can point to life and to death. Blood spilled in violence on our streets is a powerful sign of evil and death. In our world...
By V. Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. There seems to be an overarching theme in the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter. In one way or another the image of sheep comes up in the readings. In the Psalm we sing that “We are his people, the sheep of his flock.” In the...
An Easter message from our Provincial Director Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. Para la versión en español, desplácese hacia abajo. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! We have not heard that word for about forty days. The silence of the alleluia during the Lenten season is...
