Readings (Year C): Wisdom 18:6 – 9Psalm 33:1, 12, 18 – 19, 20 – 22Hebrews 11:1 – 2, 8 – 19Luke 12:32 – 48 Reflection:...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
When the encyclical Laudato Si’ (On Care for our Common Home) was released in 2015, I had high hopes that the Catholic Church in the United States would...
Readings (Year C): Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21 – 23Psalm 90:3 – 4, 5 – 6, 12 – 13, 14 and 17Colossians 3:1 – 5, 9 – 11Luke 12:13...
“All priestly formation, particularly that of future priests, is at the heart of evangelization. They, responding to a genuine specific vocation, will inspire...
As Pope Leo XIV begins his pontificate, many people expect him to continue Pope Francis’ focus on migrants’ rights, a cause he has already promoted in several...
Readings (Year C): Genesis 18:20 – 32Psalm 138:1 – 2, 2 – 3, 6 – 7, 7 – 8Colossians 2:12 – 14Luke 11:1 – 13...
I often think that Catholics have a parenting problem. Sure, we’re very good at idealizing parenthood: the beauty of family life, the miracle of new life, the...
Readings (Year C): Genesis 18:1 – 10aPsalm 15:2 – 3, 3 – 4, 5Colossians 1:24 – 28Luke 10:38 – 42 Reflection: We are all called to...
“There is no place for ideology in the synod. It’s another dynamic. The synod is dialogue between baptised people in the name of the church, on the life of the...
Readings (Year C): Deuteronomy 30:10 – 14Psalm 69:14, 17, 30 – 31, 33 – 34, 36, 37Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11Luke 10:25 – 37 Reflection: The...
