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February 21, 2025Faith

The story of David and Saul in today's First Reading functions almost like a parable. Showing mercy to his deadly foe, David gives a concrete example of what Jesus expects to become a way of life ...

Culture & Events

Family is where we learn to serve the least among usLaura Kelly Fanucci

Ask any parent who launched their child only to have them return home or encouraged them through rehab, only to watch them relapse. Ask any adult child who has welcomed their parent into their home as ...

Faith & Family

Chair of PeterArchbishop Richard G. Henning

Saturday, Feb. 22, is the Feast of the Chair of Peter. It may seem strange to have a feast celebrating an article of furniture until we consider the layers of meaning surrounding this particular chair ...

Faith & Family

The Church in PrayerFather Robert M. O'Grady

Carthusian monks are known for their desire to remain anonymous, "Notes on Prayer" for the Holy Year maintains and respects that anonymity simply stating the authors as "Carthusian Monks." Their topic ...

Faith & Family

Celebrating Black History MonthMaureen Crowley Heil

Venerable Pierre Toussaint was born enslaved on June 27, 1766, in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now modern-day Haiti. The sugarcane plantation on which Pierre and his family toiled was owned by ...

Faith & Family

Bringing clarity, context to the U.S. bishops' stance in immigration debateArchbishop Thomas G. Wenski

The new Trump administration has been very busy -- and has, not unexpectedly, generated much discussion and to be sure controversy. Since immigration was a major campaign issue, much of the attention ...

Faith & Family

The priority and cost of fruitfulnessDr. R. Jared Staudt

We often ask what God wants for us. Even if he doesn't often tell us the details, we can be sure, whatever our vocation, location, time in history, personality and gifts, that he desires us to become ...

Faith & Family

Is a person divorced due to an abusive marriage unable to receive Communion?Jenna Marie Cooper

Q: If someone were in an abusive marriage, if they divorced would they still lose their right to Communion? A: The short answer is no, the simple fact of being divorced does not in any way hinder or ...

Faith & Family

Envy in Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia

"The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake." Thanks to the Disney franchise's uncanny ability to generate memorable movie tunes and some time spent recently with a young "Little ...