The Feast of Christ the King is celebrated this year on November 21. The Christ the King celebration was declared in 1925 by Pope Pius. In 1969 St. Pope Paul VI changed its title to Christ, King of the Universe to emphasize the eschatological (end of this world) nature of Christ’s dominion.

Jesus himself taught what we call the “Our Father” to his disciples. St. Augustine called it the perfect prayer and yet we can get in a rut of saying it without really thinking about the words. Perhaps we can refresh this perfect prayer by thinking about what we are praying for and how we pray.  

The Pope, our Holy Father Francis, is visiting Slovakia. I want to share with you some highlights of what I thought is a significant speech for our times.