Roses in winterArchbishop Richard G. Henning
Over many years, I have developed a great devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I always look forward to the celebration of the "Queen of the Americas." The processions and the Mass are always a beautiful ...
Dedication to the Missions Reaps Rewards!Maureen Crowley Heil
Our team at the Pontifical Mission Societies is a dedicated one. We will do ANYTHING to make sure that every Catholic we meet (and even non-Catholics!) learn more about the vital, life-saving work done ...
The road homeScott Hahn
Today's Psalm paints a dreamlike scene -- a road filled with liberated captives heading home to Zion (Jerusalem), mouths filled with laughter, tongues rejoicing. It's a glorious picture from ...
Post-election migration perspective and implications for policyBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
The effects of the 2024 presidential election on national migration policy will become evident over the next several months. It might be useful, however, to understand how this presidential election issue ...
Our children and sacred musicRichard J. Clark
Pope Francis, in his 2019 address to the "Scholae Cantorum" of the Italian Association of St. Cecilia, said, "Liturgy is the first 'teacher' of catechism." This statement is simple, yet its implications ...
Giving in Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
It happens all year -- the requests for donations for all manner of charitable causes. Pleas come in the mail from children's hospitals, medical researchers, religious communities, and educational ...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 8, 2019: Surprise, surpriseKevin Perrotta
Second Sunday of Advent 1) Is 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 2) Rom 15:4-9 Gospel: Mt 3:1-12 The readings today announce good news that answers some of our greatest desires. But it is surprising ...
Does marriage transcend death?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I have a question about the vocation of marriage. I'm very moved by the examples of widowed family and friends who continue to be very devoted to their deceased spouse, praying for them daily and visiting ...
Speak, Lord!Archbishop Richard G. Henning
The Holy Scriptures speak to us of a "Living God" and a God Who enters into relationship with us. Our God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Ex 3:15). The Lord has drawn near and has brought us ...
Heads upScott Hahn
Every Advent, the Liturgy of the Word gives our sense of time a reorientation. There's a deliberate tension in the next four weeks' readings -- between promise and fulfillment, expectation and ...
