Spirituality
‘Gaudete et Exsultate’ is a call to happiness through holiness
Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation calls the faithful to "rejoice and be glad" through lives of prayer and service. In this set of articles from our partner, Catholic News Service, we examine what it means to encounter God in the ordinary and to witness to his love.
The call to holiness means taking the Incarnation seriously
Christ took on our very flesh, choosing to enter into our humanity with all its shortcomings and struggles. In so doing, he affirmed the goodness of this world and restored our dignity.
More than poetry, the beatitudes challenge us to be holy
In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls us to radically refocus our priorities so that our lives become a practical witness to his love for all.
Living out the call to holiness in daily life
Through ordinary acts of self-sacrifice and charity, we can reflect God's presence in the world, drawing others to the love of Christ.
Wife sick at heart that priest didn’t visit her dying husband
Father Ken Doyle explains the duty for priests to comfort the sick entrusted to their ministry, even in a time of heavy demands. He also addresses the issue of a foreign-born pastor who is hard to understand.
We proclaim the Gospel through lives of love
Having experienced God's saving love in Christ, we are called to share the good news through everyday acts of charity, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with these resources from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
Holy Spirit moving in church through ‘sense of the faithful’
The concept of the "sensus fidelium" represents the teaching that church leaders and the people possess a "shared spiritual instinct for the truth of the faith," as our package of reflections explains.
‘Sensus fidelium’: The sense of the faithful
Jesus' promise for the Holy Spirit to "guide you to all truth" applies to the apostles, the pope and the bishops, and to the faithful collectively. This "sense" represents a profound unity that is crucial to the church's identity.
An instinct: Always faithful
Nourished by prayer and worship, the faithful gain knowledge and understanding of the faith from the community of believers that is the church, writes Catholic catechist Daniel Mulhall.