When I was the current age of my Generation Z grandkids, the person I admired most was my vibrant Lutheran pastor. He knew all about the pent-up energy of...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Readings (Year C): Acts 10:34a, 37-43Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23.Colossians 3:1-4John 20:1-9 Reflection: We are called into community “For they did not yet...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: I am a revert back to the faith. When I met my wife, she had been raised with no faith. She...
Readings (Year C): Luke 19:28 – 40Isaiah 50:4 – 7Psalms 22:8 – 9, 17 – 18, 19 – 20, 23 – 24Philippians 2:6 – 11Luke...
Readings (Year C): Isaiah 43:16-21Philippians 3:8-14Joel 2:12-13John 8:1-11 Reflection: Looking for mercy and grace Dry land emerging in the middle of the sea...
It was a monthly routine. One afternoon each month, we would meet for lunch at the same local restaurant. We would take turns saying the blessing and paying...
“In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men...
Readings (Year C): Joshua 5:9a, 10-12Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7.2 Corinthians 5:17-21Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Reflection: Taste and see the goodness of God We often...
Recently, I was pacing through a pediatric ward to visit a child hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) when I was beckoned into the child’s...
Readings (Year C): Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 111 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12Luke 13:1-9 Reflection: Continue the next chapter Our gospel...