Readings (Year B) 2 Samuel 7:1–5, 8B–12, 14A, 16 Psalm 89:2–3, 4–5, 27, 29Romans 16:25–27Luke 1:26–38 Reflection: Watching Advent Many of us would say that we...
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Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: Holiday travel. Our adult children who live far away plan to visit at Christmas. Due to...
Readings (Year B) Isaiah 61:1–2A, 10–11Luke 1:46–48, 49–50, 53–54.1 Thessalonians 5:16–24John 1:6–8, 19–28 Reflection: Rejoice in God-with-us It was my fifth...
Readings (Year B) Isaiah 40:1–5, 9–11Psalms 85:9–10, 11–12, 13–142 Peter 3:8–14Mark 1:1–8 Reflection: A Mother’s Comfort I had never experienced the desert...
Readings (Year B) Isa. 63:16B–17, 19B; 64:2–7Ps. 80:2–3, 15–16, 18–191 Cor. 1:3–9Mark 13:33–37 Reflection: Worth the wait There is a certain starkness to the...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: COVID wedding? My friend is getting married this season, and I’m nervous about attending due to COVID...
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint and patron of immigrants, labored for 28 years in the United States and South America, establishing some...
American society is in part founded on the idea that, while we have differences and disagreements, we can find ways of living together peacefully. But this...
As a Catholic, my faith teaches that I should do everything I can to defend and respect the dignity of every human person. The right to life of the unborn, our...
I never imagined Eucharist could smell like beef stew—until it did. Church bells toll across campus. Each gong sings through the early evening air with...
