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...
Catholic Voices
“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...
During a recent phone conversation with New York Times columnist David Brooks, President Joseph Biden expressed admiration for the French Catholic philosopher...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My young children won’t stop making noise during Mass. Should I leave them at home with a...
We are all familiar with the story in the Gospel of John when Jesus encounters a woman accused of adultery, the penalty for which is death by stoning. The...
Readings (Year B): Ezekial 2:2–5Psalm 123:1–42 Corinthians 12:7–10Mark 6:1–6 Reflection: Our common project It must be the Holy Spirit that saw to it the...
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...
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...
