Readings (Year B) Joel 2:12-18Psalm 51:3-6, 12-14, 172 Corinthians 5:20—6:2Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Reflection: Now is an acceptable time. As we begin the second...
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First-person reflections on scriptural interpretation, theology, and Catholic social teaching.
Readings (Year B) Genesis 9:8-15Psalm 25:4-91 Peter 3:18-22Mark 1:12-15 Reflection: Turn and trust The first Sunday of Lent is like an emergency alert on the...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: I want to participate in the Lenten fast from meat on Fridays, but my doctor says not eating meat...
Readings (Year B) Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 111 Corinthians 10:31—11:1Mark 1:40-45 Reflection: Restoring wholeness The readings for this Sunday...
Many mornings, before my family gets up, I walk out of the bedroom, go outside, kneel down, and pray. Not because I am particularly holy or good. I am neither...
Despite President Biden’s commitment to unifying our nation, unity seems elusive within the political rancor. Catholics are not exempt from the discord, and...
Readings (Year B) Job 7:1-4, 6-7Psalm 147:1-61 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23Mark 1:29-39 Reflection: Re-connect with God I grew up in Wisconsin about 45 minutes...
In his book, The Rule of Peace: St. Benedict and the European Future (St. Bede’s Publications), the English writer Christopher Derrick writes, “Stress and...
Lucy Maud Montgomerys spunky heroine Anne of Green Gables famously uses the term “kindred spirits” to describe people with whom she quickly senses...
Readings (Year B) Deuteronomy 18:15-20Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-91 Corinthians 7:32-35Mark 1:21-28 Reflection: Like father, like son I left home when I was...
