Scripture Reflection for Jan. 26, 2025, Third Sunday in Ordinary TimeFather Joshua J. Whitfield
Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 1 Cor 12:12-30 or 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27 Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Having watched for Jesus in Advent; having celebrated his coming in the flesh at Christmas; having ...
Why you should visit a monasteryDr. R. Jared Staudt
In his "Rule," St. Benedict remarks that a monastery is never without guests. Though he wrote this line 1,500 years ago, the monastery remains alluring even for modern visitors. The monks leave the normal ...
Perspectives on Ordinary TimesLucia A. Silecchia
In these past few weeks, I -- like so many others -- saw the winter's first snowfalls. Since weather is a perennially popular topic for small talk, it did not take long to see that snowfall receives ...
Rethinking immigration: An alternative to mass deportationBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
Deportation is often seen as a last resort in enforcing immigration laws. It is not considered a punishment but rather an exercise of a government's sovereign right to exclude from its nation whomever ...
Is kneeling to receive Communion allowed?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I have been hearing that the "norm" in the United States is to receive Communion standing. Does this mean that people who try to kneel for Communion are breaking canon law? (Florida) A: You are ...
Holding onto hopeJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Waking up in New Orleans on New Year's Day was a lot like driving home from work after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Shocking, disorienting, and very sad. The evil of that manmade tragedy, ...
Praying with the PsalmsFather Robert M. O'Grady
Dubbed the prayerbook of the church, the Book of Psalms was first the prayerbook of Israel and the only prayerbook of Jesus. The Holy Year booklet on this topic was written by Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi. ...
AgnesArchbishop Richard G. Henning
The popular Ridley Scott film, "Gladiator," attracted a great deal of attention back in the year 2000 when it was released. The ads for the film had a dramatic voiceover about "a gladiator who defied ...
The Pontifical Mission Societies -- The Mainstay of MissionariesMaureen Crowley Heil
The Pontifical Mission Societies are four different membership-based associations that formulate the missionary arm of the Catholic Church. Each has its own charism. People are most familiar with our ...
In the weddingScott Hahn
Think of these first weeks after Christmas as a season of "epiphanies." The liturgy is showing us who Jesus is and what He has revealed about our relationship with God. Last week and the week before, ...
