Spirituality
Lessons in Scripture rise like life from the earth
Prepare the soil of your heart, former farm girl Effie Caldarola writes, but remember to give God, who mysteriously makes seeds sprout, control of your life.
Pope: If you let greed into your heart, all other vices will follow
"Wealth has the tendency to grow, to move around, to take a place in one's life and heart," and once it moves in, fanning the desire to always accumulate more, the heart becomes "corrupted," he said.
Son’s struggles breaking Mom’s heart
Father Ken Doyle suggests it is depression, not a "bad angel," to blame for the pain in one reader's family. Also, he addresses a question about how to treat former priests.
Let us sing of the Creator, and care for his creatures
Chemist-theologian Michelle Francl-Donnay feels Laudato Si's cold splash of the reality of climate change and environmental challenges for the world’s poor.
Abuse victim loves the church, wants healing
Father Ken Doyle responds to a reader who was sexually abused by a priest as a child, but who now wants to heal without hating the church.
The presence of God, around and within us
Why does God seem far away? Columnist Michelle Francl-Donnay points out God is never far away, and we need to practice a mindfulness that reminds us of the body of Christ in the world.
Real Christians serve others as Christ did, pope says
A disciple of Christ must venture out, spread the Gospel, help others and do so with no strings attached, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass today.
When we give of ourselves, we enter the Kingdom of God
Reaching out to another person no matter the circumstances is doing our part to live the Kingdom of God which is in our hearts, writes Deacon Bill Masapollo.
Being Christian is seeking Jesus, not looking for seers, pope says
Being Christian is looking for, following and imitating Jesus Christ -- nothing more, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass.
If you made mistakes, ‘turn back’ to Jesus, pope urges
Everyone has fallen and made mistakes, but is it important to "get up right away and keep walking," Pope Francis told thousands of people about to set off on an overnight walk.