Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) Dt 30:10-14Psalm 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37 or 19:8-112) Col 1:15-20Gospel: Lk 10:25-37 At …
We Are Family: On Fraternal Liberalism
In Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI makes a surprising claim about integral human development: “The development of peoples depends, …
Dads: Do We Have Our Act Together?
A friend once said to me, “You seem to have your act together on the fatherhood front. What’s your secret?” …
Your Daily Bible Verses — 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight …
War, Vatican II, decision making: Pope shares insights with Jesuit editors
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis gave the editors of 10 Jesuit magazines a glimpse into how he makes decisions, …
Pascalian Mockery as Love of Enemy
Consider a now-familiar tableau: a respected and accomplished academic publicly defends a view which a few years before would have …
Unnoticed
This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Ogonna Kanu. UNNOTICED(in honor of the Blessed Sacrament) UnnoticedI leave …
Superpowers at war add to the world’s poor, pope says in message
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — War produces tremendous poverty, and its violence strikes those who are defenseless and vulnerable, Pope Francis …
Canon 916 and the Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church
Recently the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops began a process known as a National Eucharistic Revival: “The Bishops of …
COMMENTARY: Choosing a side
In the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the saint asks us to make a choice between “the two …