Spirituality
Readings of the holy Mass – Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
On the cusp of the Olympics, a lesson on running to win
Msgr. Joseph Prior recalls a scene from a famous movie and St. Paul's Olympics-themed metaphor for how we should train and race for the ultimate prize: eternal life in heaven, and freedom from fear on earth.
Readings of the holy Mass – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
Live in virtue for a life worth remembering
Msgr. Joseph Prior reflects on this Sunday’s Scripture readings that teach how to put the things of this world into perspective, and to seek the things above.
Readings of the holy Mass – Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
Tongue-tied over his sins, reader could never make a good confession
The church's compassionate guidelines on the sacrament of penance can help a priest and a penitent "rejoice in the Lord's presence and relax in the assurance of his mercy," writes Father Ken Doyle.
In science and faith, a meeting place for the everyday and the extraordinary
What would you say to the pope? Scientist Michelle Francl-Donnay chose to thank Pope Francis for elevating the feast of St. Mary Magdalen (July 22), which both surprised the pontiff and made him laugh.
Come, Lord Jesus — and before lunch if possible
Gina Christian would like to be whisked away during an interminable business meeting but she knows “the rapture” and its easy-way-out-of-suffering doesn’t square with Catholic teaching to keep watch for the Master.
Understanding the prayer that Jesus taught us
The relationship between God the loving Father and we his children, described in the “Our Father,” is strengthened so that we can experience the fullness of life that he offers, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior.
Readings of the holy Mass – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.