Confronting the cross
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
Holy Week is just around the corner, which means the biblical descriptions of Christ's Passion are, too. Whips, nails, a crown of thorns: the Gospel accounts are so familiar that it can be difficult ...
The very heart of the church's yearFather Robert M. O’Grady
Forty days of Lent to prepare, and 50 days of Easter to celebrate the three hinge days that link Lent and Easter -- the Sacred Paschal Triduum. And these three great days are sandwiched into the intense ...
The 'hour' comesScott Hahn
Our readings today are filled with anticipation. The days are coming, Jeremiah prophesies in today's First Reading. The hour has come, Jesus says in the Gospel. The new covenant that God promised ...
Join Our Lifeline of HopeMaureen Crowley Heil
During what was a very full trip visiting mission sites in Malawi -- especially those devastated by Cyclone Freddy -- we witnessed some of the worst destruction that Mother nature could provide. Whole ...
Celebrating the resilience and courage of the women Catholic Charities servesShannon Lyons
In honor of Women's History Month, Catholic Charities Boston shares some of the most compelling stories of the courageous women they serve across the agency every day. To every woman strong enough ...
Politicization of migration policy is causing a migrant standstillBishop Nicholas DiMarzio
The politicization of migration policy along party lines has led to a complete breakdown in the legislative process. The bipartisan effort of the past several months seems to have ended, at least at this ...
Reflection for March 17, 2024, Fifth Sunday of LentDeacon Greg Kandra
Jer 31:31-34 Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 Heb 5:7-9 Jn 12:20-33 Whatever else we may be thinking about in these last days of Lent, the readings for this fifth Sunday make it clear: Something's coming. You ...
For those who avoid meat anyway, is there another Lenten Friday penance?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: Now that we are in Lent, most Catholics I know are doing "fish on Fridays" to conform to the fasting and abstinence requirement. But if I typically avoid meat or eat fish most days anyway, should I ...
Living in the lightScott Hahn
The Sunday readings in Lent have been showing us the high points of salvation history -- God's covenant with creation in the time of Noah; His promises to Abraham; the law He gave to Israel at Sinai. In ...
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