Spirituality
Rewriting the headlines for the better, with the help of a few Scottish sisters
Peggy and Christine Smith couldn't even attend church due to their infirmities, but their humble prayers sparked a spiritual revival that transformed their wayward village -- and we're called to do the same, writes Gina Christian.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Twenty-sixth 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.
If there’s an obstacle on your spiritual journey, remove it
Anything that gets in the way of the abundant life and joy that Jesus offers is an obstacle that can frustrate us on our spiritual journey, explains Msgr. Joseph Prior. Jesus encourages us to move forward unimpeded toward the Kingdom of God.
Led to joy by a mother’s tears
As Our Lady of Sorrows, Mary shows us how anguish can break open our hearts for Christ and for others, writes Gina Christian.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Twenty-fifth 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.
Acts done with love, without reward, serve the receiver and God
Jesus accepts, loves and serves those who not only are in need but who can give nothing back in return, and he calls his disciples to do the same, as Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the Gospel reading for this Sunday's Mass.
The ‘little apostle of the airlines’ who helped save thousands on 9/11
Twenty years ago, Debbie Jacobs Welsh, an attendant on the hijacked Flight 93, gave up her own life to spare others on the ground from certain death.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Twenty-fourth 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.
In committing our lives fully to Jesus, we adopt God’s vision of love and mercy
Because we live in a fragile and imperfect world, the opportunity and need to love and to show mercy are ever present. Msgr. Joseph Prior examines Sunday's Gospel and notes we are called, as Jesus teaches, to “love one another as I have loved you.”
A growing faith: Allowing college-aged kids to navigate their faith
Would Susan Hines-Brigger's son, going off to college for the first time, practice the faith in which he'd been raised? She'd modeled good habits and given him the tools he'd need. Now she had to let him go, but not without a prayer for him.