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...
Catholic Voices
First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
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...
In February, the Pew Research Center published the most comprehensive survey to date of Black faith in America. This report is a major resource for...
For years I’ve had the word gelassenheit (literally: “serenity”) framed on my wall. In college, I studied existentialism and phenomenology and came across the...
On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking the two blocks from his home in New York City to his school bus stop. He was never found. In...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My son is not living up to his responsibilities raising my 6-year-old grandson in the faith. He starts...
Readings (Year B) Deuteronomy 4:32–34, 39–40 Psalm 33:4–5, 6, 9, 18–19, 20, 22Romans 8:14–17Matthew 28:16–20 Reflection: A freedom that sets others free...
Envy is one of the dread seven deadlies, and like decent folk everywhere I’m squarely against it. But I’m not sure envy is the right descriptive for the...
