There seems to be a prevalent sentiment amongst Catholics in the United States—the feeling that we don’t fit in with either political party and thus have to...
Catholic Voices
Until President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the race, the 2024 presidential campaign offered voters a choice between two deeply unpopular...
Readings (Year B): 1 Kings 17:10 – 16Psalms 146:7, 8 – 9, 9 – 10Hebrews 9:24 – 28Mark 12:38 – 44 or 12:41 – 44 Reflection:...
Project 2025 is the product of The Heritage Foundation, a well-heeled conservative Washington think tank. While some Catholics may support the project, the...
Readings (Year B): Deuteronomy 6:2 – 6Psalms 18:2 – 3, 3 – 4, 47, 51Hebrews 7:23 – 28Mark 12:28b – 34 Reflection: Love God and...
The Vatican’s historic Synod on Synodality, which opens its final session this month, started with high hopes. To prepare for the synod, every diocese...
Readings (Year B): Jeremiah 31:7 – 9Psalms 126:1 – 2, 2 – 3, 4 – 5, 6Hebrews 5:1 – 6Mark 10:46 – 52 Reflection: The humble...
I recently reread C. S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet, the first book in his Space Trilogy. The story follows a philologist, Ransom, who is kidnapped and...
On August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, right-wing hate groups gathered for a “Unite the Right” rally that turned violent and deadly. Present at the...
Readings (Year B): Isaiah 53:10 – 11Psalms 33:4 – 5, 18 – 19, 20, 22Hebrews 4:14 – 16Mark 10:35 – 45 or 10:42 – 45...
