God’s Beauty O Beauty far beyond all beauties of the world, you cut without pain, and painlessly you ruin the love of mere creatures. What a knot you tie from...
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In 1968, teaching a fourth-grade religion class in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, Father Edward J. Ruetz pinned a $20 bill above the chalkboard and told the...
Readings (Year C): Deuteronomy 26:4-10Psalm 91:1-2, 10-15Romans 10:8-13Luke 4:1-13 Reflection: Go slow this Lent For those of you who are familiar with music...
Luca Directed by Enrico Casarosa (Disney/Pixar, 2021) With Disney/Pixar dominating mainstream theatrical releases for the past 20 years, you likely are not...
“Repent, and believe in the gospel.” These two summonses, or better, invitations, are spoken over us as Christians are marked with ashes at the beginning of...
Along with almsgiving and prayer, fasting is a central Lenten practice. More recently, fasting has emerged as a popular secular dieting practice too. Thanks to...
Rev. Angela N. Parker is a womanist New Testament scholar at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. The refrain “I can’t breathe” is a rallying cry for...
Readings (Year C): Sirach 27:4-7Psalm 92:2-3, 13-161 Corinthians 15:54-58Luke 6:39-45 Reflection: Stay rooted in relationship with God Have you ever picked a...
Midnight Mass Directed by Mike Flanagan (Netflix, 2021) The scariest thing about Midnight Mass isn’t the blood or creatures. It’s the people. The miniseries...
“God-forsaken.” That’s what she had been told. For 12 years, that’s what they told her. Maybe not using those exact words. But her friends and family, her own...
