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By Joseph Pronechen, EWTN News - With the emphasis on Divine Mercy Sunday and Jesus’ promise of a complete remission of sin and punishment following his directives as told to St. Faustina and ratified by St. John Paul II, we should also recall companion revelations Jesus gave her. Here are 15 from her diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul, to take to heart. Be mindful especially of trusting (not doubting), being merciful, believing in Jesus’ limitless mercy, the sacraments and more.

By Robert Morrison, Remnant Columnist, The Remnant - This is indeed a fitting image for Dignitas Infinita and the entire Francis Synodal Ape Church. Like Judas, Francis and Tucho have no patience for those who want to honor God with all they have — we must instead focus on man, and man alone, whose dignity is infinite whether or not he honors God. In this light, we can understand why they do all they can to silence Traditional Catholics for their backward insistence that God actually cares whether we accept the teachings He entrusted to us. Tucho tells us that everyone has infinite dignity “regardless of religious characteristics,” but he and Francis treat Traditional Catholics as though we are worthy of the utmost scorn and persecution.

By Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Catholic Register - The solar eclipse of April 8 is drawing enormous attention, some of it theological and liturgical, given its coincidence with the Solemnity of the Annunciation and its proximity to the Easter Octave. But there is also a spiritual lesson to be drawn, one that reflects our experience of the shadow of sin in our lives. The experience of sin, when properly apprehended, is one of darkness, even a sense of being lost, unable to see the light. Yet the reality is something quite different: God’s light never ceases to shine and is far more abundant than the darkness of sin. As St. Paul teaches, where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more (Romans 5:20-21).

By John Grondelski, EWTN News - Using our liturgical calendar, let’s put ourselves at the end of March in northern Israel more than 2,000 years ago. Living in Nazareth is a young woman named Mary. She was an observant Jewish girl raised by her parents, Joachim and Anne. She was perhaps in her teens (remember the lifespan of the times) and probably very poor. As regards the latter, so was Joseph, the man to whom she was engaged, even though — somewhere long ago — his family was part of the line of the great King David.