Readings (Year B): Ezekiel 2:2 – 5Psalms 123: 1 – 2, 2, 3 – 42 Corinthians 12: 7 – 10Mark 6: 1 – 6 Reflection: Celebrate the gifts of the...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
My dad did not leave much behind when he died. He was committed to staying independent from the system, even if he wasn’t perfectly consistent about it. He did...
Readings (Year B): Wisdom 1:13 – 15; 2:23 – 24Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 132 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13 – 15Mark 5:21 – 43 or 5:21...
Readings (Year B): Job 38:1, 8 – 11Psalms 107:23 – 24, 25 – 26, 28 – 29, 30 – 312 Corinthians 5:14 – 17Mark 4:35 – 41...
Catholics believe in care for the sick and the dying. Few moral teachings could be less controversial. The most easily offered prayers are for those we know...
Readings (Year B): Ezekiel 17:22 – 24Psalms 92:2 – 3, 13 – 14, 15 – 162 Corinthians 5:6 – 10Mark 4:26 – 34 Reflection: The...
I recently became a godmother for the second time in my life, which made me quite nervous. I wasn’t concerned with the part about “being a spiritual mentor”: I...
Readings (Year B): Genesis 3:9 – 15Psalms 130:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 5 – 6, 7 – 82 Corinthians 4:13 – 5:1Mark 3:20 – 35...
Readings (Year B): Exodus 24:3 – 8Psalms 116:12 – 13, 15 – 16, 17 – 18Hebrews 9:11 – 15Mark 14:12 – 16, 22 – 26...
Readings (Year B): Deuteronomy 4:32 – 34, 39 – 40Psalms 33:4 – 5, 6, 9, 18 – 19, 20, 22Romans 8:14 – 17Matthew 28:16 – 20...
