Why did God send Lucifer down to earth?
Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: Why did God send Lucifer down to earth to live and rule amongst his beloved creations? (New Jersey) A: I don't think we can say that God truly sent the devil -- also known as Lucifer, or later as ...
Scripture Reflection for Oct. 13, 2024, Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
Wis 7:7-11 Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 Heb 4:12-13 Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27 Think it's easy to gain eternal life? Think again. That message lies at the heart of this Sunday's Gospel, the familiar story ...
Dressing up for Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
For better or worse, my childhood days were lived before the age of the digital camera. So, I have shelves full of photo albums that tell the stories of my life. As is likely the case for many, Halloween ...
What God has joinedScott Hahn
In today's Gospel, the Pharisees try to trap Jesus with a trick question. The "lawfulness" of divorce in Israel was never an issue. Moses had long ago allowed it (see Deuteronomy 24:1-4). But Jesus ...
ReadersFather Robert M. O'Grady
''Sacred scripture is of the greatest importance in the celebration of the liturgy. For it is from scripture that lessons are read and explained in the homily, and psalms are sung; the prayers, ...
Deer in the dusky eveningEffie Caldarola
On a dusky fall evening, I take a walk down a familiar neighborhood street. Ahead of me, a small deer looks my way at the same moment I spot him. Freezing, I realize he's being followed by seven companions. ...
World Mission Sunday: A Universal Day of Celebration!Maureen Crowley Heil
Because our Church is universal, Mass is celebrated in many different dialects every day. When you consider the message spoken around our altars, it becomes apparent that we speak a common language -- ...
Perspectives gained from my Archives internshipJulia Kierul
Small, everyday occurrences tend to be overshadowed by history's grand, extraordinary, or abnormal events. On the surface, worldly events such as the French Revolution or the "discovery" of the Americas ...
'There Are Two': Pope Gelasius and Jefferson's 'Wall of Separation'Kenneth Craycraft
In a Jan. 1, 1802, letter to the Danbury, Connecticut, Baptist Association, President Thomas Jefferson wrote one of the most famous sentences in American presidential history. After quoting the religion ...
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Culture & Events
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Scripture Reflection for Oct. 13, 2024, Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
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Perspectives gained from my Archives internshipJulia Kierul
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'There Are Two': Pope Gelasius and Jefferson's 'Wall of Separation'Kenneth Craycraft
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The challenges of being a Catholic voterGreg Erlandson
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The Synod on Synodality approaches its conclusionRussell Shaw
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The real choice Catholic schools offerMichael Reardon
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Scripture Reflection for Sept. 29, 2024, Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
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Election year mannersRussell Shaw
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Are you a media apostle?Sister Hosea Rupprecht
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Faith & Family
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Why did God send Lucifer down to earth?Jenna Marie Cooper
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Dressing up for Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
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ReadersFather Robert M. O'Grady
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World Mission Sunday: A Universal Day of Celebration!Maureen Crowley Heil
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What God has joinedScott Hahn
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Make everything a sacrifice to sanctify the worldDr. R. Jared Staudt
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Why do Catholics emphasize the body more than the blood of Jesus in Communion reception?Jenna Marie Cooper
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Scripture Reflection for Oct. 6, 2024, Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary TimeFather Joshua J. Whitfield
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Praise the Lord -- and forget the ammunitionJaymie Stuart Wolfe
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ServersFather Robert M. O'Grady
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Spirituality
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Deer in the dusky eveningEffie Caldarola
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Underground RailroadEffie Caldarola
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Demographic decline as caused by 'procreation'Michael Pakaluk
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Visiting the dying, a distinct work of mercyMichael Pakaluk
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Pushed off the platformMichael Pakaluk
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Advice to fathersMichael Pakaluk
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The higher you go liturgically, the lower you should go in service of the poorBishop Robert Barron
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The Easter Season is the fleshly seasonMichael Pakaluk
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Ripley and RupnikEffie Caldarola
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The three countercultural promises of a priestBishop Robert Barron
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In Depth
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What went wrong in the Sexual Revolution? New documentary takes a lookLizzy Joslyn
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Does God make people gay? A theologian respondsMary Rezac Catholic News Agency
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Why Catholics should beware as high-tech 'deepfake' videos emergeKevin Jones
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Cardinal Caffarra explains the reasons behind the dubiaCatholic News Agency
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