Exactly one year ago, the pandemic ended the weekly way of the cross and other Lenten activities that required in-person gathering at the parish of Betty...
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This past summer, Tom Cotton, a renowned Republican senator from Arkansas, fought against the proposal to give Black Americans reparations and work toward...
Readings (Year B) Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18Psalm 116:10, 15-19Romans 8:31b-34Mark 9:2-10 Reflection: A journey of conversion Catholics make up a rich...
Broken can be beautiful too. This is the lesson of kintsugi, an ancient Japanese art form that gives new life to broken pottery. The word kintsugi means “to...
If I ever wanted a project to succeed and bear much fruit, it’s this one. And if there’s such a thing as an evangelical Catholic, Father Mike Schmitz is one. I...
Jessica Coblentz relies on firsthand experience of fasting to drive her research questions. She studies what we’re doing as people of faith every Lenten season...
Readings (Year B) Joel 2:12-18Psalm 51:3-6, 12-14, 172 Corinthians 5:20—6:2Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Reflection: Now is an acceptable time. As we begin the second...
This Black History Month, it is time to shine a spotlight on the Black experience in America. On top of COVID-19 and the racial disparities in economics...
Bishop Edward K. Braxton, bishop emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, says that today’s society uses the word racism too freely. It is used to refer to anything...
Readings (Year B) Genesis 9:8-15Psalm 25:4-91 Peter 3:18-22Mark 1:12-15 Reflection: Turn and trust The first Sunday of Lent is like an emergency alert on the...
