The kingdom of ChristJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Easter is high season for the sacraments. First Communions, Confirmations, weddings, and Ordinations fill our spring calendars. And there's good reason for that. The Resurrection of Jesus signals ...
Pilgrims of hope -- Holy Year of 2025Father Robert M. O’Grady
More than 700 years ago, the first recorded celebration of a Jubilee or Holy Year was proclaimed by the then-Pope Boniface VIII. Over the centuries, ordinary Holy Years have been celebrated every 50 years ...
Honor Mothers at Home and In the MissionsMaureen Crowley Heil
In many countries in the missions, women are responsible for the daily collection of water used by their families. Sometimes, they must walk miles to do so. Think of the difficulty of the return trip. ...
On the vineScott Hahn
In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us that He is the true vine that God intended Israel to be -- the source of divine life and wisdom for the nations (see Sirach 24:17-24). In Baptism, each of us was ...
What is the church's position on the treatment of animals?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: What is the church's position on the treatment of animals? My vegetarian friend believes it is immoral to kill animals even for food. We recently hired an exterminator to eliminate rodents. This friend ...
Popular devotions and the liturgyFather Robert M. O’Grady
Recently, I was asked, "Is the Easter Bunny pagan?" Apparently, some priest told this individual that the Easter Bunny was pagan, and so should not be in Catholic environs. I had never heard of this, ...
The Fight for Our FaithMaureen Crowley Heil
What would you do if you were told you couldn't attend Mass anymore? Or that your children couldn't attend school unless they took instruction in another religion? What if local governmental authorities ...
The shepherd's voiceScott Hahn
Jesus, in today's Gospel, says that He is the good shepherd the prophets had promised to Israel. He is the shepherd-prince, the new David -- who frees people from bondage to sin and gathers them ...
Scripture Reflection for April 21, 2024, Fourth Sunday of EasterJem Sullivan
Acts 4:8-12 Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 1 Jn 3:1-2 Jn 10:11-18 Throughout 2,000 years of Christian history, artistic expressions of faith can always be found. From the rustic art of the ...
The new Temple: How Easter changes religionDr. R. Jared Staudt
"Destroy this temple, and I will rebuild it in three days." This mysterious statement led, in part at least, to Christ's death, brought forward in the conflicting witness of his trial before the Sanhedrin. ...
