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 invite...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Readings (Year A): 2 Kings 4:8–11, 14–16aPsalm 89:2–3, 16–17, 18–19Romans 6:3–4, 8–11Matthew 10:37–42 Reflection: The person in front of you is where you meet...
Readings (Year A): Jeremiah 20:10-13Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35Romans 5:12-15Matthew 10:26-33 Reflection: Are the scriptures warning others about you? One of...
David F. Evans is a professor of history and intercultural studies and associate dean at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, Virginia. During the rise...
Readings (Year A): Exodus 19:2–6aPsalm 100:1–2, 3, 5Romans 5:6–11Matthew 9:36–10:8 Reflection: God defines us by love On a cold evening in a church in Chicago...
Readings (Year A): Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16aPsalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-201 Corinthians 10:16-17John 6:51-58 Reflection: Receive the gift, and with it...
My father’s tremendous affection for human beings did not extend to humanity’s capitalist messaging, and television commercials especially provoked his scorn...
Readings (Year A): Exodus 34:4b–6, 8–9Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 562 Corinthians 13:11–13John 3:16–18 Reflection: We are made in the image of the Trinity—and...
During World War II, Marcel Marceau helped smuggle scores of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied France to safety across the border in Switzerland. A member of...
