Spirituality
Dynamic force of love leads to abundant, joyful life
Love entails a relationship involving a giver and receiver of oneself. Jesus, as we learn in this Sunday's readings for Mass, makes manifest God's great love for us, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Read, listen to or watch videos of the Mass readings with these resources from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
On the battlefield of life, Mary never leaves us
A Civil War song reminds Gina Christian that the Mother of Christ, entrusted to us at Calvary, stands by us in our struggles, leading us to the peace her Son has won for us.
Contemplative prayer helps us see world ‘with different eyes,’ pope says
Continuing his series of talks on prayer May 5, Pope Francis reflected on contemplative prayer, which is "the 'breath' of our relationship with God" and not so much a way of doing, "but a way of being," he said.
Striving for a holy life by doing the little things right
The everyday struggles of the Jones household include getting everyone around the table for dinner. It's the toddler who reminds the family to pray -- a lesson in holiness that Mom needs.
At rosary, pope prays resources move from military to pandemic prevention
Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the rosary, pleading for Mary's intercession for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Fifth Sunday of Easter
Read, listen to or watch videos of the Mass readings with these resources from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
Through grace, Jesus the vine nourishes our life, the gift of God
The risen Lord sustains us, the branches of his vine, and through our relationship of love with him we bear more fruit because he remains in us, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior.
Lost to ourselves, Mary finds us and leads us home
Humans are working furiously these days to redefine their very nature, but the Mother of God remembers who we really are in Christ, and guides us back to him, writes Gina Christian.
Why do we repent for sins if Jesus already forgave them?
In his weekly Q&A, Father Ken Doyle explains the divine logic of the crucifixion opening heaven for our redemption, and we also do our part for repentance.