Scripture Reflection for July 21, 2024, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deacon Greg Kandra
Jer 23:1-6 Ps 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6 Eph 2:13-18 Mk 6:30-34 I don't run into shepherds very often, but a few years ago, I ran into a shepherd (via Google) by the name of Kim Goodling. She and her ...
Two years after DobbsRussell Shaw
Two years ago, the Supreme Court vindicated the right to life by reversing a 1973 ruling which abruptly asserted the existence of a constitutional right to abortion that no one had ever previously heard ...
What does 'Ordinary Time' mean in the church's calendar?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I once heard a priest talk about Ordinary Time and that it didn't mean "plain" or that other times were more important. Of course, I can't remember how he explained it. Can you explain some more? A: ...
St. Benedict and his medal: Defense against demonic attacksDr. R. Jared Staudt
Temptations in a fallen city, memories of a beautiful woman, a poisoned chalice, the attacks of an envious priest, curses from a pagan priest, a rock that won't budge, another that falls on a young ...
'These holy paintings can heal us'David Lopez
(Following is the text of the prepared remarks addressed by Spanish artist David Lopez to Cardinal O'Malley describing the 1,300 sq. ft. hand-painted altarpiece at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Jamaica ...
The responsibilities of freedomMichael Reardon
''Those who expect to reap the blessings of Freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.'' So opens Thomas Paine's "American Crisis Number IV." "Crisis Number IV" ...
Mainstay of Seminarians in the Missions: The Society of St. Peter ApostleMaureen Crowley Heil
Our latest visitor to the Pontifical Mission Societies of Boston took me on a walk down memory lane. Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha from the Archdiocese of Mbarara, Uganda was in town to be the main ...
Arise!Scott Hahn
God, who formed us in His imperishable image, did not intend for us to die, we hear in today's First Reading. Death entered the world through the devil's envy and Adam and Eve's sin; as a ...
President Polk's 1847 visit to BostonMatthew Radulski
On June 29, 1847, Bishop John Bernard Fitzpatrick wrote in his journal: "The President of the U. States arrives in the City, is received by the authorities and citizens. A procession is made through the ...
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Culture & Events
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Two years after DobbsRussell Shaw
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Scripture Reflection for July 21, 2024, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
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'These holy paintings can heal us'David Lopez
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The little way to pray all day, even if you have no time to spare!Elizabeth Scalia
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The responsibilities of freedomMichael Reardon
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President Polk's 1847 visit to BostonMatthew Radulski
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Patriotism, then and nowRussell Shaw
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'That class changed my life'Shannon Lyons
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Scripture Reflection for June 23, 2024, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
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Faith & Family
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What does 'Ordinary Time' mean in the church's calendar?Jenna Marie Cooper
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St. Benedict and his medal: Defense against demonic attacksDr. R. Jared Staudt
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Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation and for Masses with ChildrenFather Robert M. O'Grady
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Mainstay of Seminarians in the Missions: The Society of St. Peter ApostleMaureen Crowley Heil
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Arise!Scott Hahn
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Why does the Catholic Church oppose contraception?Jenna Marie Cooper
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The opportunity of summer: Build and repair relationshipsDr. R. Jared Staudt
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Fathers on filmJaymie Stuart Wolfe
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Eucharistic Prayer for Various Needs and OccasionsFather Robert M. O'Grady
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Forming WitnessesMaureen Crowley Heil
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Spirituality
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Advice to fathersMichael Pakaluk
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The higher you go liturgically, the lower you should go in service of the poorBishop Robert Barron
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The Easter Season is the fleshly seasonMichael Pakaluk
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Ripley and RupnikEffie Caldarola
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The three countercultural promises of a priestBishop Robert Barron
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No line-drawingMichael Pakaluk
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Physician-assisted suicide is a slippery slopeCardinal Seán P. O’Malley
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He saw the cloths and believedBishop Robert Barron
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God's instrument for viewing the crucifixionMichael Pakaluk
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QuinquagesimaMichael Pakaluk
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In Depth
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What went wrong in the Sexual Revolution? New documentary takes a lookLizzy Joslyn
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Does God make people gay? A theologian respondsMary Rezac Catholic News Agency
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Why Catholics should beware as high-tech 'deepfake' videos emergeKevin Jones
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Cardinal Caffarra explains the reasons behind the dubiaCatholic News Agency
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