Spirituality
Create in me a clean and loving heart
While scrubbing down the pews with fellow parishioners, Gina Christian realizes that real housekeeping takes place in the soul. Only when we remove the cobwebs from our own eyes can we see in others the image and likeness of God.
Yes, memorial Mass can be said for non-Catholics
In his weekly Q & A Father Ken Doyle explains that the Eucharist can be offered for anyone -- dead or alive, Catholic or non-Catholic. He also explains how Jesus fulfills the many precepts of Mosaic law.
Can you marry only in the church to keep your government benefits?
Father Doyle advises a widow who wants to wed, but doesn't want to lose her Social Security income in the process. In response to another reader, he clarifies which priests take a vow of poverty.
Prayer is a ‘conversation of love’ with God
By constantly turning to the Lord in our thoughts and through Scripture, we are drawn more deeply into relationship with the Lord, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior. As a result, Christ can shine through every aspect of our lives.
Readings of the Holy Mass: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with these resources from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition.
Rediscovering the rosary through the eyes of a child
A teen girl's request to learn the rosary ends up teaching Gina Christian about the true power of this beloved prayer, which draws us closer to Mary and the Son to whom she longs to lead us.
That sickness not end in death, but for the glory of God
John Garvey shares how his sister living with cancer is sending a powerful lesson in faith to her daughters. That testimony to the meaning of grace is unequaled, and the answer to a prayer.
Drop the worry, get into the moment, choose the better part
Effie Caldarola takes a fresh look at the story of Martha, the busy host; and Mary, who sat at Jesus's feet. His lesson to his friends in the Gospel is relevant to us in these frantic times.
Gratitude keeps us free from the leprosy of envy
While a selfish attitude eats away at our soul, a spirit of humble thanksgiving enables us to retain a sense of wonder in life, writes Capuchin friar Father John Bednarik.
Jesus does not tolerate hypocrisy, pope says
Jesus enjoys unmasking hypocrisy, which is the work of the devil, Pope Francis said.