You can watch Fr. Donald Haggerty’s homily from this morning’s Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral here.
The doctrine of purgatory is a doctrine about God. It’s a reminder to us about the majesty and infinity of God. We need to pass through purification before seeing God.
There’s a beauty to this as we hear in the first reading today.
The concert for the poor began as the initiative of Pope Francis in 2015, although he did not attend any of the performances.
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Cardinal Dolan considers two questions about St. John the Baptist, an integral figure of the Advent season.