Spirituality
Liturgy helps train us for the big event: eternal life
The Olympic games provide an apt metaphor as Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the readings for this Sunday's Mass. At each Mass we are fed by Christ's presence and he leads us to union with him.
At Angelus, pope warns against using God, others for selfish aims
People should seek Jesus out of genuine love, not calculated self-interest, Pope Francis said during his Aug. 1 address.
In keeping the feast, we are fed with the Bread of Life
Shared meals are opportunities to satisfy our hunger for food and companionship, and the Eucharist is the greatest banquet of all, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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.
Moving from ‘really?’ to ‘I believe’
An overused exclamation has spread misery since the garden of Eden, but changing our vocabulary in Christ brings new life, humility and gratitude, writes Gina Christian.
My 2,100-year-old grandfather
From managing money to watching her mouth, Gina Christian finds a true elder in Yeshua Ben Sira, author of the deuterocanonical book Sirach.
‘The hand of the Lord’ feeds, cares for us with abundance
Msgr. Joseph Prior explains this Sunday's Mass readings as they begin the Bread of Life Discourse, in which Jesus offers people food and ultimately himself, so that we "taste and see the goodness of the Lord."
Readings of the Holy Mass – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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.
Appreciating the Mass, in any language
With the recent news on the Latin Mass, it is clear to Greg Erlandson that care should be taken in celebrating the post-Vatican II liturgy, and lay people should be better educated in its history and its mysteries.
Jesus the shepherd leads us through our deserts to better place
In trying times like these we realize our need for a shepherd, comments Msgr. Joseph Prior on this Sunday's readings for Mass. The Lord guides us through difficult situations into the light of life, resurrection.