Readings (Year B): Deuteronomy 6:2 – 6Psalms 18:2 – 3, 3 – 4, 47, 51Hebrews 7:23 – 28Mark 12:28b – 34 Reflection: Love God and...
Catholic Voices
The Vatican’s historic Synod on Synodality, which opens its final session this month, started with high hopes. To prepare for the synod, every diocese...
Readings (Year B): Jeremiah 31:7 – 9Psalms 126:1 – 2, 2 – 3, 4 – 5, 6Hebrews 5:1 – 6Mark 10:46 – 52 Reflection: The humble...
I recently reread C. S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet, the first book in his Space Trilogy. The story follows a philologist, Ransom, who is kidnapped and...
In the fall of 2016, I logged onto Facebook and saw a post from my dear friend—the Godmother of my children—that really threw me: “I hate that abortion...
On August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, right-wing hate groups gathered for a “Unite the Right” rally that turned violent and deadly. Present at the...
Readings (Year B): Isaiah 53:10 – 11Psalms 33:4 – 5, 18 – 19, 20, 22Hebrews 4:14 – 16Mark 10:35 – 45 or 10:42 – 45...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics around the country. We also...
Readings (Year B): Wisdom 7:7 – 11Psalms 90:12 – 13, 14 – 15, 16 – 17Hebrews 4:12 – 13Mark 10:17 – 30 or 10:17 – 27...