Readings (Year C): Sirach 35:12 – 14, 16 – 18Psalms 34:2 – 3, 17 – 18, 19, 232 Timothy 4:6 – 8, 16 – 18Luke 18:9-14...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal provocatively proclaims that the “lonely office is bad for America.” Pushing back against the trend toward remote...
My husband and I carried the small white coffin into our bedroom. It was light. Either one of us could have managed it alone. Our daughter was 28, but she was...
Readings (Year C): Exodus 17:8 – 13Psalms 121:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 5 – 6, 7 – 82 Timothy 3:14 – 4:2Luke 18:1 – 8 Reflection:...
“Do you feed your children macaroni?” This was an actual question that 19th-century officials surveying the Lower East Side of New York City would ask Italian...
Readings (Year C): 2 Kings 5:14 – 17Psalms 98:1, 2 – 3, 3 – 42 Timothy 2:8 – 13Luke 17:11 – 19 Reflection: Look for places of...
The song “Surface Pressure” from the Disney movie Encanto resonates with me. I was raised to be of service to others: My family and I did some form of...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: I scratched the car and told my husband I didn’t know how it happened. Is that a sin? Should I confess...
Readings (Year C): Amos 6:1a, 4-7Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-101 Timothy 6:11-16Luke 16:19-31 Reflection: Take time to notice the marginalized You have to love it...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: There’s a woman in my church who often comes to Mass wearing low-cut shirts and short shorts. Can I...
