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Homeless Catholic Reflections 4/21/26

Weekly reflections from The OMG, plus latest at ilk Publishing

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John Francis Pearring
Apr 26, 2026
Cross-posted by Homeless Catholic Community
"No Catholic Nutshell News on Sunday. Take a rest from exercising your Catholic News Muscle. You might like these weekly reflections from the Homeless Catholic Community and works at ilk Publishing with some coffee or tea."
- John Francis Pearring

See the latest Homeless Catholic reflections

NEW!

John Pearring: Embarrassing reveal of Paul’s sins

Older Reflections:

Steve Hall: ‘You must be born from above’
Steve Leininger: Who was Ezekiel?
Lou Occhi: They would not always have him
Tim Trainor: Aquinas explains the bronze serpent
Norm McGraw: A spiritual ‘Hi’ for everyone
Ron Bruni: When loving God becomes natural
Steve Hessman: Are Covenants important today?
Margit McCarthy: Temptation Trials in the Garden

Latest at ilk Publishing:

John Pearring: Frank & Ralph, Guardian Angels of Jesus
Margit McCarthy: Praying the rosary with your children
John Silvia: Kiss of Betrayal or Kiss of Love

The OMG reflection from John Pearring

Inspired by Mass readings from Tuesday, April 21, 2026


The embarrassing reveal of Paul’s sins

How God’s grace, mercy, and forgiveness brought Paul, Thomas, & Peter back to him

By John Pearring

Image by to Ketut Subiyanto

Click here to read John Pearring’s reflection from April 21, 2026. Here’s an excerpt:

The sinner’s lament is answered by the saint’s plea, because the sinner is he or she who becomes a saint. This is an important issue for Catholics — despite their holiness, the saints were human and capable of failure. The grace, mercy, and forgiveness of God led to their forgiveness.

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John Pearring’s reflections: He said to them, “Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” (Luke 10:2)


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