Readings (Year A): Isaiah 45:1, 4–6Psalm 96:1, 3, 4–5, 7–8, 9–101 Thessalonians 1:1–5bMatthew 22:15–21 Reflection: To whom do you belong? Take a minute and...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
The “traditional American family” can feel almost timeless: a married mother and father raising their children in a single-family home, with Dad earning the...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 25:6–10aPsalm 23:1–3a, 3b–4, 5, 6Philippians 4:12–14, 19–20Matthew 22:1–14 Reflection: To be clothed in grace is to extend it to...
Caught up in some painful drama as a college student, many years ago, I sought solitude in a forest near the school and knelt to pray beside a fallen log...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 5:1–7Psalm 80:9, 12, 13–14, 15–16, 19–20Philippians 4:6–9Matthew 21:33–43 Reflection: We are co-workers in God’s vineyard Oh boy...
Readings (Year A): Ezekiel 18:25–28Psalm 25:4–5, 6–7, 8–9Philippians 2:1–11Matthew 21:28–32 Reflection: Is our theology blocking us from hearing the gospel...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 55:6–9Psalm 145:2-3, 8–9, 17–18Philippians 1:20c–24, 27aMatthew 20:1–16a Reflection: Divine justice eclipses human selfishness God is...
Readings (Year A): Sirach 27:30–28:7Psalm 103:1–2, 3–4, 9–10, 11–12Romans 14:7–9Matthew 18:21–35 Reflection: God’s grace often leads to the unexpected What...
Readings (Year A): Ezekiel 33:7–9Psalm 95:1–2, 6–7, 8–9Romans 13:8–10Matthew 18:15–20 Reflection: St. Phoebe the deacon, pray for us She loves me. She loves me...
