The game of “If” is popular among children, and not a few adults indulge in it as well. If I had a million dollars—so the most familiar version begins—then I...
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Readings (Year C): Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-171 Corinthians 13:4-13Luke 4:21-30 Reflection: The light you lit in my life still burns...
The Catholic dioceses in the Appalachia region of Kentucky have a tradition of pastoral letters. While the first two letters were written by the bishops of...
Was it an antidemocratic insurrection, a middle-class white riot, or just a uniquely rowdy tour group? That’s apparently a serious question to many in...
I recently wrote on the various models Pope Francis offers to call us to work toward unity in the church by engaging those we disagree with. If effectively put...
Every day on social media, Catholics can find no shortage of issues to disagree on. A cursory review of heated topics includes abortion, racism, LGBTQ people...
Don’t you just love it when someone tries to help you gain perspective—perhaps by pointing out the proverbial silver lining or sharing their own experienced...
The spiritual life is often described as a journey. To be beatified by the Catholic Church, or named “Blessed,” is to receive official recognition that a...
Readings (Year C): Nehemiah 8:2–6, 8–10Psalm 19:8–10, 151 Corinthians 12:12–30Luke 1:1–4; 4:14–21 Reflection: People of the Word In today’s first reading from...
