Want to follow World Youth Day events in Poland from your mobile device July 25-31? Join in the spiritual journey as a digital pilgrim with three apps we have found in the past to be quite remarkable at providing information, schedules, live and on-demand video and timely news served on your smartphone or tablet. We add a new app to the list at the end […]
Wonderful reflections and daily Scripture continue each day from now until Divine Mercy Sunday on Xt3 Lent Calendar 2016 (Free) iPhone, iPad, Android Phone and Android Tablet. Enjoy this Advent-style calendar in which content is released for view when the day arrives. You will get videos, podcasts and articles to continue the Christian celebration of Easter. This includes messages from Pope Francis, an audio/video Way of the Cross, podcast reflections, […]
It’s Lent AND the Year of Mercy–an ideal time to go to Confession, and many parishes are offering extended times for confession between now and Easter! Are you apprehensive about going to confession (Sacrament of Reconciliation)? Don’t be. Confession apps are ready to help make your experience in the confessional box less awkward and more transformative. […]
Check out this screen shot from the mobile app, Misericors, and then take a look at this photo from the Boston Globe news story about high school boys engaging in a dramatic corporal work of mercy. Does this not melt your heart?! That’s a big part of what the Year of Mercy is all about. Putting […]
The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy is here! You will want to browse a variety of mobile apps out there that target specific arenas of mercy which we are called to let permeate into our spiritual journey. Check back to this site for updates throughout the year as we discover more app gems out there related to […]
365 Days to Mercy (Free) Apple and Android. Our Sunday Visitor is offering its free Year of Mercy app to help you in your journey through this special jubilee year designated by Pope Francis. The official Year of Mercy is December 8, 2015 to November 20, 2016, but daily inspiration, stories, and news will be in the […]
Announce the Mercy of God! (And mind your language and gestures when you’re in the process). That’s the basis of the theme of the next World Communications Day which is Communication and Mercy: A Fruitful Encounter. According to today’s Vatican Radio report, this year’s theme was chosen to coincide with the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, the Holy […]
Pope Francis’ declaration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy occasions the opportunity to remind us of the value of the free Pope App on our Apple (iOS) or Android device. Vatican Radio’s report of the historic proclamation detailing the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy appeared in English on the opening screen of the Pope App the afternoon of the announcement (11 April 2015). Yes, […]
Divine Mercy Sunday will be dressed with a little more splendor this year considering Pope Francis’ recent announcement of an extraordinary Jubilee year dedicated to Divine Mercy–beginning on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) and ending on Solemnity of Christ the King (November 20, 2016). This is a great time to get the free Divine Mercy App […]
Are you apprehensive about going to confession? Don’t be. Confession apps are ready to help make your experience in the confessional box less awkward and more transformative. It really is a most transformative and grace-filled adventure to go through the process of a good confession and enjoy the rich mercy promised by Our Lord. This Jubilee Year of […]
