Readings (Year C): Acts 15:1 – 2, 22 – 29Psalm 67:2 – 3, 5, 6, 8Revelation 21:10 – 14, 22 – 23John 14:23 – 29 Reflection:...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
The cliché of the young man in his mother’s basement spending hours playing video games has taken hold of our imagination, but sadly this cliché has real-world...
Readings (Year C): Acts 14:21 – 27Psalm 145:8 – 9, 10 – 11, 12 – 13Revelation 21:1 – 5aJohn 13:31 – 33a, 34 – 35...
VATICAN CITY––Just a few minutes after Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome, finished his Urbi et Orbi blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the...
Readings (Year C): Acts 13:14, 43 – 52Psalm 100:1 – 2, 3, 5Revelation 7:9, 14b – 17John 10:27 – 30 Reflection: We are always beloved by...
A millennium and a half before Jorge Bergoglio became pope, a baby girl was born on the margins: Neither here nor there, neither slave nor free, neither...
“Feed my sheep.” (John 21:17) In John’s gospel, Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” When Peter affirms that he does, Jesus responds, “Feed my lambs.” Jesus...
Readings (Year C): Acts 5:27 – 32, 40b – 41Psalm 30:2, 4, 5 – 6, 11 – 12, 13Revelation 5:11 – 14John 21:1 – 19 ...
On a humid February morning, about five hours north of Manila in the town of Tuba, in a region known for its abundant produce, more than 30 organic farmers...
Readings (Year C): Acts 5:12 – 16Psalm 118:2 – 4, 13 – 15, 22 – 24Revelation 1:9 – 11a, 12 – 13, 17 – 19John 20:19...
