Spirituality
Put your problems, concerns, loved ones in the Lord’s hands, pope says
"A prayer of entrustment" is something many Christians do not do very often, but they should, the pope said May 5 during the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Honor your father, even if he’s not honorable
Father Ken Doyle advises forgiveness for the adult child dealing with her father's age and illness. Also, a teenager wonders how to get closer to God.
God has no office hours
Any time is the right time to "ask and you shall receive" in prayer, writes Father Ken Doyle in answer to readers' questions.
Silence as a way of being
Michelle Francl-Donnay doesn’t find noise at church unnerving. Silence is an internal stance, the better to hear God in the busyness of people, the body of Christ.
Remember when you first met Jesus, suggests Pope Francis
In every relationship, including one's relationship with Jesus, it is important to remember that "first encounter," that initial, life-changing moment of love, the pope said today.
Growing closer to God
As a moth circles a flame as its reference point, we can keep Christ as our center so as to glorify God in our lives, writes Deacon Bill Masapollo.
Teaching and preaching on same-sex marriage
Father Ken Doyle reiterates for a reader the church's teaching on marriage between one man and one woman, and how priests can convey the message from their pulpit.
Pope Francis warns against worldliness, pagan living
"This is the daily temptation for Christians, for all of us who make up the church," the pope said at his morning Mass April 20 in the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Don’t seek humiliation, but when it comes react like Jesus, pope says
Pope Francis said the grace of imitating Christ has been given to modern martyrs, as well as to "many men and women who suffer humiliation every day," but for the good of their families "they close their mouths, they don't speak, they endure it for love of Jesus."
For one, too much talking about the Passion
Father Ken Doyle explains the reading of the Passion narrative of Jesus' death during Palm Sunday, even if it disappoints one reader.