The following is an excerpt from Just Church: Catholic Social Teaching, Synodality, and Women by Phyllis Zagano (Paulist Press, 2023). It can seem simplistic...
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Readings (Year A): Genesis 12:1 – 4aPsalms 33:4 – 5, 18 – 19, 20, 22.2 Timothy 1:8b – 10Matthew 17:1 – 9 Reflection: Leveraging...
Readings (Year A): Genesis 2:7 – 9; 3:1 – 7Psalms 51:3 – 4, 5 – 6, 12 – 13, 14 and 17Romans 5:12 – 19Matthew 4:1 – 11...
In the days before the pandemic, back when we would visit strangers’ houses with no fear of illness or getting others sick, my church did something they called...
Readings (Year A): Leviticus 19:1 – 2, 17 – 18Psalms 103:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 8, 10, 12 – 131 Corinthians 3:16 – 23Matthew 5:38...
Readings (Year A): Sirach 15:15 – 20Psalms 119:1 – 2, 4 – 5, 17 – 18, 33 – 341 Corinthians 2:6 – 10Matthew 5:17 – 37...
A very common way of presenting Catholic social teaching is the formula “see, judge, act.” The method comes to prominence in the social encyclicals of St. Pope...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 58:7 – 10Psalms 112:4 – 5, 6 – 7, 8 – 91 Corinthian 2:1 – 5Matthew 5:13 – 16 Reflection: Remember...
Readings (Year A): Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12 – 13Psalms 146:6 – 7, 8 – 9, 9 – 101 Corinthians 1:26 – 31Matthew 5:1 – 12a...
Charges of “virtue-signaling” can be found frequently on social media these days. After the murder of George Floyd, those who expressed outrage at both the...
