Readings (Year C): Jeremiah 33:14–16Psalm 25:4–5, 8–10, 141 Thessalonians 3:12–4:2Luke 21:25–28, 34–36 Reflection: A divine spark in you and me On this first...
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Not long ago, a well-meaning Catholic leader deeply embedded in social justice initiatives told me that young people would be less hopeless about the climate...
Existe una superposición natural entre el movimiento que fundó Jesús en la Palestina del siglo I y el pensamiento feminista contemporáneo: ambos se preocupan...
Christmas celebrates a love so amazing it is beyond imagination and words. But what can this feast tell us about who the Catholic faith community is called to...
After a winding career path that includes working both as an accountant and a physical therapist along with raising five children, criminal justice reform...
I’ve always cringed when I hear the expression “offer it up.” While the phrase actually refers to something called redemptive suffering—the idea that our...
Living for the Other Side The Hillbilly Thomists (Dominican Records, 2021) First off, we have to deal with the band’s name. It comes from Flannery O’Connor...
Readings (Year B): Daniel 7:13–14Psalm 93:1–2, 5Revelation 1:5–8John 18:33–37 Reflection: Speak truth to power “You say I am a king.” So Jesus responds to...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: I don’t get along with my parents, so I try to avoid seeing them as much as I can, including...
How would you feel about someone skateboarding in a church? I imagine many of us instantly recoil at the thought. But what if it was a church that was no...
