27 February 2013

the good of the Church...

"...Loving the Church also means having the courage to make difficult, trying choices, having ever before oneself the good of the Church and not one’s own...In our heart, in the heart of each of you, let there be always the joyous certainty that the Lord is near, that He does not abandon us, that He is near to us and that He surrounds us with His love. Thank You."

Pope Benedict XVI 
Final General Audience
27 February 2013

When Mary got to the tomb on that first Easter morning, it was still dark. Still dark. Dark as the Ukrainian night when there’s no power af...