I don’t know if you’ve ever been in charge of feeding a toddler, but it is a challenge. Last week, my kid loved bananas. Today he cannot stand them. Pasta, one...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 22:19 – 23Psalms 138:1 – 2, 2 – 3, 6, 8Romans 11:33 – 36Matthew 16:13 – 20 Reflection: Who do I say...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 56:1, 6 – 7Psalms 67:2 – 3, 5, 6, 8Romans 11:13 – 15, 29 – 32Matthew 15:21 – 28 Reflection: Expanding...
Readings (Year A): 1 Kings 19:9a, 11 – 13aPsalms 85:9, 10, 11 – 12, 13 – 14Romans 9:1 – 5Matthew 14:22 – 33 Reflection: Remain...
Readings (Year A): Deuteronomy 7:9 – 10, 13 – 14Psalms 97:1 – 2, 5 – 6, 92 Peter 1:16 – 19Matthew 17:1 – 9 Reflection:...
Readings (Year A): 1 Kings 3:5, 7 – 12Psalms 119:57, 72, 76 – 77, 127 – 128, 129 – 130Romans 8:28 – 30Matthew 13:44 – 52...
In my first few years teaching, as we read Aristotle’s view on friendship, I would ask my students to imagine how the Greek philosopher would evaluate the...
Readings (Year A): Wisdom 12:13, 16 – 19Psalms 86:5 – 6, 9 – 10, 15 – 16Romans 8:26 – 27Matthew 13:24 – 43 Reflection:...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a dog was outside our property. She had a collar and we took...
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 28:19) This past...






