Can my friend's annulment case be sped up so she can enter the church at Easter?
Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I have a close friend who is in OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) and is very serious about her faith and becoming Catholic. She is very disappointed that she won't be able to be baptized ...
Scripture Reflection for April 27, 2025, Sunday of Divine MercyDeacon Greg Kandra
Acts 5:12-16 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Jn 20:19-31 Who doesn't appreciate having a second chance? Divine Mercy Sunday is all about second chances -- how God offers us ...
A heartfelt thanks in Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
In every community of faith -- as in any other society or family -- there are always those who take on roles of enormous yet underappreciated significance. In our parishes, the people who run parish offices ...
The best of Francis: Five unforgettable momentsElizabeth Scalia
As the world absorbs the news of the death of Pope Francis -- and before the ever-busy oddsmakers and deep insiders begin the game of papabile speculation that accompanies every papal death and conclave ...
Living a Life of GratitudeMaureen Crowley Heil
High in the mountains of the Diocese of Galle, Sri Lanka sits the Silisiliya Tea Estate that employs most of the area's population. It is generational work. If your grandparents were tea-pickers, ...
Through to PentecostFather Robert M. O'Grady
Celebrated as one Great Sunday of 50 days, Easter continues through Pentecost Sunday. Even the names of the Sundays of this season indicate this. The Sundays between Easter and Pentecost are called Sundays ...
Dr. King's visit to Boston and St. John's Seminary 60 years agoViolet Hurst
April 23 marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rally on Boston Common, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In what became the first major Civil Rights march in the Northeast, more than 20,000 gathered ...
Behold the ManArchbishop Richard G. Henning
Chances are, we would have mocked Him. I am sure that we would prefer to believe that we would have seen through the lies, looked deeper than the appearances, and believed in Jesus. Maybe we imagine ...
Easter and its datingMsgr. Liam Bergin
In 2025, Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on the same date, Sunday, April 20. This coincidence last occurred in 2017 and will next happen in 2028. Both churches follow the same guiding ...
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Culture & Events
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Scripture Reflection for April 27, 2025, Sunday of Divine MercyDeacon Greg Kandra
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The best of Francis: Five unforgettable momentsElizabeth Scalia
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Dr. King's visit to Boston and St. John's Seminary 60 years agoViolet Hurst
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The honor of caring for our priestsKate Marshall
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Scripture Reflection for April 13, 2025, Palm Sunday of the Lord's PassionDeacon Greg Kandra
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'Put no trust in princes'Greg Erlandson
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The power of hopeMichael Reardon
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Scripture Reflection for March 30, 2025, Fourth Sunday of LentDeacon Greg Kandra
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The vibrant tapestry of the church in BostonWendy Mejia
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Faith & Family
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Can my friend's annulment case be sped up so she can enter the church at Easter?Jenna Marie Cooper
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A heartfelt thanks in Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
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Through to PentecostFather Robert M. O'Grady
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Behold the ManArchbishop Richard G. Henning
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Living a Life of GratitudeMaureen Crowley Heil
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New morningScott Hahn
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Easter and its datingMsgr. Liam Bergin
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Elon Musk and the impossibleDr. R. Jared Staudt
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Why do we need confession if Jesus' death cleansed us from our sins?Jenna Marie Cooper
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Scripture Reflection for April 20, 2025, the Resurrection of the LordFather Joshua J. Whitfield
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Spirituality
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Masters week foreknowledgeMichael Pakaluk
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Why is Lent 40 days?Michael Pakaluk
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The eloquent ambiguity of 'I believe'Bishop Robert Barron
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You don't get what you pay forMichael Pakaluk
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The witness of a consecrated lifeBishop Robert Barron
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What is enlightenment? -- among angels and usMichael Pakaluk
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The 'Catena Aurea': Read the Gospel this Advent with St. Thomas AquinasMichael Pakaluk
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Focus on GodEffie Caldarola
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Some thoughts upon returning from the second session of the synodBishop Robert Barron
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The actual great transformationMichael 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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