Spirituality
Haunted by martyrs in a month of saints
The "most intimidating sort of saint" for Gina Christian is one who laid down his or her life (often after horrific tortures) for the faith. Such courageous witness continues today, as some 300 million Christians currently suffer persecution.
Some saintly tips on handling distractions in prayer
Father Ken Doyle offers sage advice, from St. Therese and St. Francis, to a reader having trouble concentrating in prayer due to the swirl of stressful news.
Readings of the Holy Mass – 33rd 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.
How do we use our gifts of time and talent for the Lord?
Msgr. Joseph Prior explains the layers of meaning of the Parable of the Talents in this Sunday's Gospel reading. When the Lord returns "after a long time," he will settle accounts with his servants.
A sexual abuse survivor finds a ‘reckoning’ in McCarrick report
The newly released Vatican document on decades of sexual abuse by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is a first for the Catholic Church, as well as a call to make it the last ever needed, writes Gina Christian.
Pope Francis blesses statue of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Mary promised the French saint Catherine Laboure in November 1830 that everyone who wore one of the miraculous medals "will receive great graces."
Gospel gives wake-up call to living a life of hope
Living in hopeful expectation of the Lord’s arrival is really about our present lives and the virtues that become a regular part of who we are, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior on this Sunday's readings for Mass.
A prayer beyond all politics
In the hours before the nation cast its final ballots, hundreds of area gathered for holy hours at area parishes, seeking something much more lasting than an election outcome, writes Gina Christian.
Turn over the Miraculous Medal, see fire of divine love
This month will mark the 190th anniversary of the worldwide devotion, with its shrine in Germantown. We can see a sign of God's light and love, writes Vincentian Father Carl Pieber, just by turning over the medal.
Readings of the Holy Mass – 32nd 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.