God’s mercy most perfectly expresses itself in God’s desire to bring us to life in Christ, even when we were dead to sin and had wandered far away.

The Season of Lent ultimately reminds us that holiness is possible for us only when we enter into the struggle.

If God has been so generous in calling us—and forgiving us—despite our unworthiness, surely, we can also be generous in forgiving others.

Saint Camillus offers a prophetic witness to the Church today, challenging each of us to also take a long, honest look at the world around us and to respond to what we see with a spirit of solidarity and sacrifice.

The liturgy today confronts us with a different reality: the priorities of the Reign of God do not necessarily align with those who have preference or a voice here and now. It is only the one who is innocent—the youthful Daniel and the sinless Christ—who is able to offer right judgment.

Through the saving action of Jesus, we are empowered to “get up” and to live in freedom, unhindered by the attachments or sins that prevent us from living life and faith to the fullest.

If we are sinners in need of forgiveness, how could we possibly presume to judge others?