One Saturday afternoon, my wife and I were at home in our condo while our kids were at a friend’s house. It was our first extended quiet time together in ages...
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Readings (Year B): Wisdom 1: 13-15; 2: 23-24Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 132 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15Mark 5:21-43 Reflection: The healing power of love Our...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My priest keeps talking about limbo and purgatory. Don’t such teachings fall into the discarded stuff...
Readings Job 38:1, 8–11Psalm 107:23–26, 28–312 Corinthians 5:14–17Mark 4:35–41 Reflection: Caretaking and self-care When you’re pregnant, so much of the advice...
It’s no surprise that the nation’s most prominent Catholic, Joe Biden, has become the focus of episcopal consternation as the church’s intracultural war over...
I started working for U.S. Catholic on the day our office closed during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. While I was bummed not...
Readings (Year B) Ezekiel 17:22–24Psalm 92:2–3, 13–14, 15–162 Corinthians 5:6–10Mark 4:26–34 Reflection: Mustard seed spirituality The year 2020 was tough. The...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: Why read the Bible? I ask because I don’t think that you can understand the Bible without a knowledge...
Years ago, when I was in graduate school, I had a wonderful spiritual director who would often ask me this simple question when I was in the midst of...
Readings (Year B): Exodus 24:3–8Psalm 116:12–13, 15–16, 17–18Hebrews 9:11–15Mark 14:12–16, 22–26 Reflection: Come to the table As a young boy, I vividly recall...
