For many, 2021 has been a year of emerging from the unexpected conditions of the pandemic. Nearly everyone has a vivid experience of reconnecting, of taking...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Readings (Year B): 1 Kings 19:4–8Psalm 34:2–9Ephesians 4:30–5:2John 6:41–51 Reflection: Enough, O Lord! The digital landscape today is fraught with...
In the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, more than 1,200 economists from around the world urged governments in an open letter to deploy an emergency...
Readings (Year B): Exodus 16:2–4, 12–15Psalm 78:3–4, 23–25, 54Ephesians 4:17, 20–24John 6:24–35 Reflection: Full of life When is that last time you have been...
Recently, during breakfast with a good friend, the conversation suddenly became tense when I made a comment about critical race theory (CRT). My friend felt...
Readings (Year B): 2 Kings 4:42–44Psalm 145:10–11, 15–18Ephesians 4:1–6John 6:1–15 Reflection: Bread for all Saint Augustine taught that the New Testament is...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: It’s now legal to use marijuana recreationally in my state. Would it be a sin if I partook in this...
“Why are people so mean?” asked my friend’s first grader last summer as we tried to explain what happened to George Floyd. As my friend’s children learned the...
Readings (Year B): Jeremiah 23:1–6Psalm 23:1–6Ephesians 2:13–18Mark 6:30–34 Reflection: Whatever God wants Today’s responsorial psalm and gospel intrigue me...
Readings (Year B): Amos 7:12–15Psalm 85:9–14Ephesians 1:3–14Mark 6:7–13 Reflection: Blessed with a purpose When a friend told me she was discerning her...
