There are a couple of very important things, it seems to me, that we need to reflect on as we listen together to the Scripture lessons this morning. The first thing is about that passage from the book ...

Photo by Dulcey Lima, courtesy of Unsplash. Chelsea is Mexican American on her father’s side and Native American on her mother’s. She is Catholic by upbringing and Native through a slow assimilation ...

The beginning of the calendar year is a time for making resolutions, but in the Catholic liturgical year it is called "Ordinary Time" — a boring title for the part of the year that's not Advent, ...

Sunday, Jan. 14, is the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42 The first reading speaks to us of ...

We read in I Corinthians 12:4-6, Matthew 28:15-20, Acts 1:8, and II Corinthians 3:5-6, that as the Lord’s disciples, we are ...

How do we listen to God when we seek guidance? I believe we become quiet. The Bible guides us: “Be still, and know that I am God…” (Psalm 46:10). Then, with an open mind, we receive His thoughts, ...

But here is a quick catch-up: According to Scripture – in front of disciples, Peter, John, and James – Jesus is transfigured. “As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes ...

God speaks in many ways, but if you want to hear him you need to be prepared to listen. In 1 Kings 19:12, following wind, earthquake and fire –which is the name of a 70s band, I believe – Elijah hears ...

PARIS — The turbulent events of recent years in the Church, particularly in France, have often prompted Father Luc de Bellescize to take up his pen to challenge and awaken consciences. He is the ...

The “beauty of the fall season” in many parts of the country is a great time to make yourself more open to God and to join Pope Francis in praying for God’s creation, the U.S. bishops have said. “Our ...