Scripture Reflection for May 17, 2026, Ascension SundayFather Joshua J. Whitfield
Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Eph 1:17-23 Mt 28:16-20 "This is the triumph. Earth rises to heaven. I see Thee going up." That's from a meditation, a prayer by St. John Henry Newman. Simple ...
America's papal momentDr. R. Jared Staudt
"All roads lead to Rome." This proverbial saying from the ancient empire remained true even as Jesus' disciples made their way across the world. The Eternal City, the capital of one of the world's ...
Can a Catholic date a person whose marriage has not been annulled or is this a sin?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: Can a Catholic date a person whose marriage has not been annulled or is this a sin? A: For a few reasons, it's hard to determine in the abstract whether or not "dating" a divorced person who ...
Interrupting deathJaymie Stuart Wolfe
''Christ is risen! Alleluia!" We'll be saying (and singing) that refrain and others like it until Pentecost, which, this year, isn't until the end of May. And well we should! The resurrection ...
The Communion Rite -- Sign of peaceFather Robert M. O'Grady
''The Rite of Peace follows, by which the Church asks for peace and unity for herself and for the whole human family, and the faithful express to each other their ecclesial communion and mutual ...
'I will give you shepherds'Archbishop Richard G. Henning
In 1992, St. Pope John Paul II promulgated "Pastores dabo vobis" ("I will give you shepherds"). The exhortation followed upon the 1990 Synod of Priests and drew upon the documents of the Second Vatican ...
Waiting for the MailMaureen Crowley Heil
As a child, one of my favorite times of the day was when Mr. Buonomo, our mailman, would pull up to our house. Although there was rarely anything for me, the possibility was still there, and it made me ...
Alive in the SpiritScott Hahn
Jesus will not leave us alone. He won't make us children of God in baptism only to leave us "orphans," He assures us in today's Gospel (see Romans 8:14-17). He asks the Father to give us His ...
Scripture Reflection for May 10, 2026, Sixth Sunday of EasterGreg Kandra
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 1 Pt 3:15-18 Jn 14:15-21 As we near the end of the Easter season, we find ourselves hearing this week about someone who isn't even there. That would ...
Am I obligated to do my penance right away for my confession to be valid?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: Recently I went to confession on Saturday afternoon before my parish's vigil Mass. The priest told me to say a rosary for my penance. But since I was the last one in line, Mass was starting right away ...
