The 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima, 1917-2017 by Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC of the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

On the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, reflects on a decisive moment in his own vocation and on the gift the Church receives through reason rightly ordered to faith. Saint Thomas shows us that clarity about God’s will is not opposed to intellect but illuminated by it. As the Catechism teaches, “God can be known with certainty from created reality by the light of human reason” (“Catechism of the Catholic Church” 31).

Father Anthony reflects on Jesus’ strong words to the scribes and Pharisees from this passage from Matthew. Are we living out true justice, mercy, and faith, or merely focusing on outward appearances? Learn how to align your heart and actions in authentic love for God and neighbor.