Spirituality
Readings of the Holy Mass – Nineteenth 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.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Eighteenth 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.
When we let God surprise us, our faith in him deepens
The Lord encounters us in unexpected ways, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior. In the startling gift of the Eucharist, Jesus feeds our deepest hunger and leads us to the Father.
Is there a patron saint for the souls in purgatory?
Father Kenneth Doyle responds to a reader who asks if the departed have their own special intercessor. In answer to another question, he advises a reader being sexually harassed by a fellow parishioner.
God’s overwhelming generosity inspires our gratitude
In the Eucharist, we celebrate Jesus as the Father's perfect and abundant gift to us, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior. Thankful for such love, we respond to others with kindness and compassion.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Seventeenth 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.
How going to a civil wedding could be a path back to church
Father Ken Doyle advises a parent weighing whether to attend the hotel wedding of a Catholic, and how an honest discussion ideally could lead to having the marriage later blessed by the church.
Jesus satisfies our hunger for love and life
In Christ, we recognize both our longing and the Lord who can fulfill it, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior. Like a good shepherd, Jesus feeds the flock that seeks him.
Readings of the Holy Mass – Sixteenth 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.
When Catholic seniors live together before marriage
The issues of cohabitation aren't limited to young people, and older people bring financial considerations to the situation as well, as Father Ken Doyle writes in his Q&A column.