Spirituality
Healing and saving all peoples, God is worthy of praise
The Lord's generous love touches wounded bodies and souls in all the earth, writes Msgr. Joseph Prior. Giving thanks for the many ways we encounter God's goodness every day is essential.
Readings of the Holy Mass: Twenty-eighth 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.
Sowing in tears leads to reaping in joy
A dying garden and wasted sunflower seeds remind Gina Christian that a difficult summer has quickly faded into winter's coming gloom. But in Christ, we can trust that our tears will ultimately water a bountiful, and beautiful, harvest.
Respect for life starts with individuals, extends to parish communities
October is Respect Life Month in the United States, and this package of resources helps Catholics and all people understand how they can work together to build a culture of life.
How parishes can support families with pregnancy and infant loss
Parish communities can support families before, during and after a family's crisis pregnancy and the death of an infant, writes a mother experienced with both. Parishes can memorialize, offer sacraments and accompany families in their most difficult hour.
Small, local efforts to build a culture that respects life
From helping at pregnancy resource centers or in nursing homes and hospice centers and at every point in between, we help one another to bear the burdens of life and to welcome every human life, writes Elizabeth Kirk.
Beware of those who want God to live up to their standards, pope says
Too many Christians today are "as long as" Christians, obeying God "as long as" God and the church meet their conditions and criteria for what is acceptable, just and righteous, Pope Francis said.
Readings of the Holy Mass: Twenty-seventh 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.
Addiction recovery is a journey for the soul as well as the body
True and lasting healing from substance abuse ultimately comes from a profound knowledge of the love of Christ. In this set of articles from Catholic News Service, we explore how the Catholic faith can set those suffering from addiction on a path that leads through recovery to sanctity.
Spiritual support on the road to recovery from addiction
The soul, as well as the body, is wounded by substance abuse. Retreats, which draw participants more closely to God through word and sacrament, are an essential and ongoing part of the healing process.