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...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
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...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: It’s time to decide where to send our oldest child to school for kindergarten. We are torn between our...
Readings (Year C): Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18Psalm 27: 1, 7-9, 13-14Philippians 3:17-4:1Luke 9:28-36 Reflection: Be transformed by prayer I am struggling with how...
Readings (Year C): Deuteronomy 26:4-10Psalm 91:1-2, 10-15Romans 10:8-13Luke 4:1-13 Reflection: Go slow this Lent For those of you who are familiar with music...
“Repent, and believe in the gospel.” These two summonses, or better, invitations, are spoken over us as Christians are marked with ashes at the beginning of...
