A Voice to Reflect
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Today’s Homily Resources
23 April 2026 – Thursday of Week 3 of Easter
23 April 2026 – Thursday of Week 3 of Easter Optional Memorials: St George, martyr, probably martyred at Lydda, the Holy Land, as a soldier saint around 300. Patron Saint of England. St Adalbert, born 956, was bishop of Prague and went as missionary to the Prussians on the Polish coast where he was martyred in 997. 1st Reading:...
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Vatican News: Pope Leo – Day Ten in Africa: Dancing in the rain in Bata
On the last full day of his Apostolic Journey across Africa, Pope Leo celebrates Mass at the continent’s second-largest church, tells prisoners that “no one is excluded from God’s love”,…
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Iggy O’Donovan OSA notes…
In 1982/83 widespread demonstrations against nuclear proliferation took place all over Europe. At the time the United States were deploying a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles. A group of…
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Presider’s Page for 26 April 2026 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
Opening CommentThe fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday, because the readings are about the care we receive from Christ, our true shepherd. Today is also the…
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Vatican News: Day Nine in Africa: From Angola to Equatorial Guinea
Pope Leo XIV leaves Angola and arrives in Equatorial Guinea, kicking off the final leg of his intense Apostolic Journey in four African countries. By Claudia Torres – Malabo, Equatorial…
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Jim Cogley’s Reflections: Tues 21st April – Mon 27th April 2026
You can tune in to live broadcasts usually daily at 10am or recordings by going to Our Lady’s Island Webcam For ordering books at lowest prices go to jimcogley.com Tues…
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Vatican News: Day Seven in Africa: Pope invites Angolans to begin anew, loving with a mother’s heart
Pope Leo XIV wraps up his seventh day in Africa, during which he celebrated Holy Mass in Kilamba and prayed the Rosary at the Mamã Muxima Shrine, in Angola. By…
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Day 6 of the Pope’s visit to Africa
Vatican News: Day Six in Africa: From Cameroon to Angola Pope Leo XIV says goodbye to Cameroon, concluding the second leg of his Apostolic Journey, and arrives in Angola, where…
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Following the verbals between President Trump, VP Vance and Pope Leo the U.S. Bishops’ Chairman on Doctrine Issues Clarification on Just War Theory
“When Pope Leo XIV speaks as supreme pastor of the universal Church, he is not merely offering opinions on theology, he is preaching the Gospel and exercising his ministry as…
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America Magazine: Pope Leo at year one: The progress of an American pope
by Colleen Dulle, M. Cathleen Kaveny, Robert P. Hagan, O.S.A., Anna Rowlands and Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator April 16, 2026 A series of articles by various writers – Link:
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Vatican News: Papal Visit – Day Five in Africa: Pope says ‘all of us’ must help address global hunger
On the fifth day of his Apostolic Journey across Africa, Pope Leo celebrates Mass for 120,000 people in Douala, and tells university students in Yaoundé to cultivate “holy restlessness”. By…