Scripture Reflection for March 23, 2025, Third Sunday of Lent
Father Joshua J. Whitfield
Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15 Ps 103: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12 Lk 13:1-9 This certainly isn't Jesus at his most pastoral. By pastoral, of course, I mean things like kindness, gentleness, speaking ...
Addressing unnecessary human suffering: Migration todayBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
In the more than 30 articles I have written in the last three years, I have spoken from the perspective of a person with a Ph.D. in social work, concentrating on the study of migration. My doctoral dissertation ...
Does the church grant annulments in cases of marital infidelity?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I know the church investigates divorces and grants a "Decree of Nullity" if there is sufficient evidence of some foundational issue with the marriage, such as deception, unwillingness to have children, ...
The Veronicas of Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
Like so many during Lent, I found myself last Friday night at a small parish church for the Stations of the Cross. In the evening quiet, the last light of day still glimmered through the windows, reminding ...
Why is Lent 40 days?Michael Pakaluk
Question: Why is Lent 40 days? Answer: Lent is 40 days for us because it is a time when we imitate Jesus, when he was led by the Spirit into the desert to fast and be tempted by the devil (Matt 4:1), ...
Bringing Hope to Those on the MarginsMaureen Crowley Heil
Though raised in different parts of Sri Lanka, Josiah Roninson and his seminary classmates call themselves 'brothers.' From the city and seashore, peaceful and war-torn, their upbringings could ...
FOCUSArchbishop Richard G. Henning
A few days before the beginning of Lent, I had the opportunity to celebrate Holy Mass and spend time with the FOCUS missionaries who serve here in the Archdiocese of Boston. FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic ...
Prayer, fasting, and almsgivingFather Robert M. O'Grady
We are about a quarter of the way through the season of Lent. So, the words of the column's title are familiar to us as they return each Lent in the prayers of the liturgy and in our own practices. Although ...
The eloquent ambiguity of 'I believe'Bishop Robert Barron
There is an eloquent ambiguity in the way in which the opening word of the Nicene Creed has come down to us. Our best evidence suggests that in the formula that goes back to the Nicene Fathers themselves, ...
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Culture & Events
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Scripture Reflection for March 16, 2025, Second Sunday of LentDeacon Greg Kandra
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'De Colores'Eileen McLaughlin
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The Trump executive order on IVFFather Tadeusz Pacholczyk
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Called not to be served but to serveGreg Erlandson
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Support our neighbors in times of uncertainty this LentKelley Tuthill
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Seeking the truthMichael Reardon
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Scripture Reflection for March 2, 2025, Eighth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
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Family is where we learn to serve the least among usLaura Kelly Fanucci
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The Archdiocese of Boston's Social Justice MinistryDeacon Timothy Donohue
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Faith & Family
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Scripture Reflection for March 23, 2025, Third Sunday of LentFather Joshua J. Whitfield
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Addressing unnecessary human suffering: Migration todayBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
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Does the church grant annulments in cases of marital infidelity?Jenna Marie Cooper
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The Veronicas of Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
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Prayer, fasting, and almsgivingFather Robert M. O'Grady
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FOCUSArchbishop Richard G. Henning
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Bringing Hope to Those on the MarginsMaureen Crowley Heil
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What are the different kinds of sin?Jenna Marie Cooper
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The works of the Father: How Jesus teaches us to liveDr. R. Jared Staudt
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The prayer that Jesus taught usFather Robert M. O'Grady
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Spirituality
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Why is Lent 40 days?Michael Pakaluk
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The eloquent ambiguity of 'I believe'Bishop Robert Barron
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You don't get what you pay forMichael Pakaluk
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The witness of a consecrated lifeBishop Robert Barron
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What is enlightenment? -- among angels and usMichael Pakaluk
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The 'Catena Aurea': Read the Gospel this Advent with St. Thomas AquinasMichael Pakaluk
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Focus on GodEffie Caldarola
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Some thoughts upon returning from the second session of the synodBishop Robert Barron
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The actual great transformationMichael Pakaluk
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Reunions in graveyardsEffie Caldarola
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In Depth
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What went wrong in the Sexual Revolution? New documentary takes a lookLizzy Joslyn
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Does God make people gay? A theologian respondsMary Rezac Catholic News Agency
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Why Catholics should beware as high-tech 'deepfake' videos emergeKevin Jones
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Cardinal Caffarra explains the reasons behind the dubiaCatholic News Agency
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