Did you know?Father Robert M. O'Grady
Continuing from last week on updates and suggestions: First, the third text that is currently in the translation process. Roman Martyrology When the first Latin edition of this book was released in ...
Sowing the Seeds of FaithMaureen Crowley Heil
The Propagation of the Faith is blessed to support the multitude of "farmers" around the world -- men and women called by God to plant the seeds of our faith. They are missionaries, tending a sacramental ...
Bread left overScott Hahn
Today's liturgy brings together several strands of Old Testament expectation to reveal Jesus as Israel's promised Messiah and King, the Lord who comes to feed His people. Notice the parallels ...
Scripture Reflection for July 28, 2024, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeJem Sullivan
2 Kgs 4:42-44 Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18 Eph 4:1-6 Jn 6:1-15 The celebration of a National Eucharistic Congress this year invites reflection on the gift and mystery of the Eucharist. We are reminded ...
What the universal call to holiness entailsDr. R. Jared Staudt
Why aren't we holy? God, in fact, wills that we become holy: "For this is the will of God, your sanctification" (1 Thes 4:3). So why aren't we? The problem surely does not lie with him. And that ...
Loneliness in Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
Four years ago, Pope Francis inaugurated the "World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly." He proposed that this day would be observed each year on the Sunday closest to the July 26 celebration of Christ's ...
Is a parish required to provide a screen and kneeler in the confessional?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: Is a parish required to provide a screen and kneeler in the confessional? Our pastor moved our confessional from a room with screen and kneeler to a family room that does not have a screen or kneeler. ...
How we fightJaymie Stuart Wolfe
''Here they come again, sir!" A memorable line spoken by a memorable character in the epic Civil War film "Gettysburg." This stirring depiction of Union troops during the Confederate assault on ...
In July, watch this blockbuster sci-fi and remember the battle!Bishop Robert Reed
If you like a good science fiction flick, "Independence Day" is an engaging movie worth viewing again -- and thinking about from a faith perspective. Released in 1996, it stars a youthful, charismatic ...
Did you know?Father Robert M. O'Grady
This week and next, there will be a feature that will appear occasionally throughout the year in the Formed in Christ column. It will provide updates about newly available and required liturgical books. ...
