My favorite saint is Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as Thérèse of the Child Jesus. We know what she looked like because Céline, one of her sisters, painted her...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Readings (Year A): Exodus 22:20–26Psalm 18:2–3, 3–4, 47, 511 Thessalonians 1:5c–10Matthew 22:34–40 Reflection: Loving God means loving the most vulnerable As...
As I sat in the chapel overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the Villa María del Mar Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, California, I contemplated a teaching from the...
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...
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...
