Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My brother gave me a too-expensive Christmas present. How do I reciprocate without putting the focus...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
This year I did not head home for the holidays. Like the five previous years before that, I did not spend Christmas or any of the holiest of Christian holidays...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 49:3, 5 – 6Psalms 40:2, 4, 7 – 8, 8 – 9, 101 Corinthians 1:1 – 3John 1:29 – 34 Reflection: Healing from...
When I was about 8 years old, my mom bought a book in Spanish called Créalo, Sí Se Puede (Believe It, Yes You Can) by the Mexican motivational speaker Alex Dey...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 60:1 – 6Psalms 72:1 – 2, 7 – 8, 10 – 11, 12 – 13Ephesians 3:2 – 3a, 5 – 6Matthew 2:1...
Readings (Year A): Numbers 6:22 – 27Psalms 67:2 – 3, 5, 6, 8Galatians 4:4 – 7Luke 2:16 – 21 Reflection: May Jesus be born through us...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 62:1 – 5Psalms 89:4 – 5, 16 – 17, 27, 29Acts 13:16 – 17, 22 – 25Matthew 1:1 – 25 Reflection: Our...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 7:10 – 14Psalms 24:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 5 – 6.Romans 1:1 – 7Matthew 1:18 – 24 Reflection: The gift of...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My mother always wants a Christmas list from my daughter, but my wife and I are trying to avoid...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 35:1 – 6a, 10Psalms 146:6 – 7, 8 – 9, 9 – 10 James 5:7 – 10Matthew 11:2 – 11 Reflection:...