Spirituality
Readings of the Holy Mass – Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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.
Silence is Christ’s response to lies, divisiveness, pope says at Mass
"With people lacking goodwill, with people who seek only scandal, with those who look only for division, who want only destruction," he said, the best response is "silence. And prayer."
What is a synod of bishops?
With an October 2018 synod of bishops set to focus on young people, we take a closer look at this ancient tradition of gathering, listening and dialogue among the church's shepherds.
Synod of bishops marks a journey together
Listening, dialogue and collaboration are all part of Pope Francis' vision for gatherings of bishops, and for the church itself as it enters the third millennium.
Synodality means walking together as a church
Pope Francis seeks a broader communion between clerics and laity, with an emphasis on listening and moving forward as one body in Christ.
Travel light when walking with Jesus
Sin weighs us down, making it difficult to walk in God's path to new life, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior. By letting go of all that is not loving, we are free to follow the Lord.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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.
Better to go to church or be kind? A false choice to avoid
Choosing church attendance or acts of daily kindness is not an "either-or" proposition, Father Ken Doyle replies to a reader. In fidelity to Jesus we do both, and thereby make steady progress in the Christian life.
To go or to stay? ‘Hard saying’ on Eucharist demands commitment
While some disciples of Jesus walked away when he referred to himself as the Bread of Life, the Twelve replied to the Master, "to whom shall we go?" Msgr. Joseph Prior reflects on the readings for this Sunday's Mass.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
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.