What are my Easter duties?
Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: What exactly are my Easter duties? My grandparents sometimes talk about "the Easter duty," but I'm not sure if this was just a pre-Vatican II thing, or something I still need to worry about. (United ...
Our heart of darknessGreg Erlandson
"The people stood by and watched." This simple line in Luke's Passion narrative (Lk 23:35) struck me with unusual force this past Holy Week. Under Roman governance, executions were a public spectacle, ...
Scripture Reflection for May 11, 2025, Fourth Sunday of EasterDeacon Greg Kandra
Acts 13:14, 43-52 Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5 Rv 7:9, 14b-17 Jn 10:27-30 Are we listening? This week's Gospel from John offers this simple, matter-of-fact statement from Jesus: "My sheep hear my voice." That ...
Legacies in Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
Since Easter Monday when, in the glow of Easter hope, Pope Francis passed from this life, commentators, columnists, scholars, and sages have spent many words answering a frequently asked question: What ...
7 reasons to pray for the cardinals in conclaveJaymie Stuart Wolfe
As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome for the conclave that will elect our next pope, the rest of us may feel like we have no real role to play in the process. And yet, that is absolutely not the ...
Fire of loveScott Hahn
There are two places in Scripture where the curious detail of a "charcoal fire" is mentioned. One is in today's Gospel, where the Apostles return from fishing to find bread and fish warming on ...
Laying odds on papabili, and our vulgar churchElizabeth Scalia
''One of the good things about a Catholic church is that it isn't respectable...You can find anyone in it, from duchesses to whores, from tramps to kings." -- Dame Philippa Talbot, "In This ...
Pope Francis and the persistent habit of 'maybe'Russell Shaw
The legacy of Pope Francis is large and complex, with plenty of high points. But part of it is ambiguity and verbal confusion on matters of church doctrine, pointing to a need for clarification by whoever ...
On the Camino: Jentillaks and jazzMark T. Valley
Leaving a seaside town, I nearly took the wrong path until an old man in a beret -- like the 19th-century Catholic Carlists -- called out. He pointed to the coastal route. "Thank me later," he said. He ...
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Culture & Events
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Scripture Reflection for May 11, 2025, Fourth Sunday of EasterDeacon Greg Kandra
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Our heart of darknessGreg Erlandson
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Pope Francis and the persistent habit of 'maybe'Russell Shaw
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Laying odds on papabili, and our vulgar churchElizabeth Scalia
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Mourning Pope Francis: A Jewish meditation on his legacyMenachem Z. Rosensaft
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Bishop Fenwick's appointment to Boston in 1825Rebecca Maitland
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The call of Pope Francis' final Easter messageMichael Reardon
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Scripture Reflection for April 27, 2025, Sunday of Divine MercyDeacon Greg Kandra
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The best of Francis: Five unforgettable momentsElizabeth Scalia
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Faith & Family
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What are my Easter duties?Jenna Marie Cooper
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Legacies in Ordinary TimeLucia A. Silecchia
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7 reasons to pray for the cardinals in conclaveJaymie Stuart Wolfe
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On the Camino: Jentillaks and jazzMark T. Valley
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From the Eternal CityArchbishop Richard G. Henning
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Sometimes, a Hero wears a Cape and a VeilMaureen Crowley Heil
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Fire of loveScott Hahn
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Conclave cooperation: The cardinals, the Holy Spirit, and youDr. R. Jared Staudt
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How do God's will and the Holy Spirit play a role in a conclave?Jenna Marie Cooper
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Scripture Reflection for May 4, 2025, Third Sunday of EasterFather Joshua J. Whitfield
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Spirituality
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Masters week foreknowledgeMichael Pakaluk
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Why is Lent 40 days?Michael Pakaluk
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The eloquent ambiguity of 'I believe'Bishop Robert Barron
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You don't get what you pay forMichael Pakaluk
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The witness of a consecrated lifeBishop Robert Barron
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What is enlightenment? -- among angels and usMichael Pakaluk
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The 'Catena Aurea': Read the Gospel this Advent with St. Thomas AquinasMichael Pakaluk
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Focus on GodEffie Caldarola
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Some thoughts upon returning from the second session of the synodBishop Robert Barron
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The actual great transformationMichael Pakaluk
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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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