Why isn't a pro-life petition part of the Prayer of the Faithful for every Mass?
Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: If, indeed, abortion is the church's preeminent issue, then why don't we hear a pro-life petition as part of the Prayer of the Faithful at every Mass? A: Many parishes do include a pro-life intention ...
Let's celebrate Easter for a whileGreg Erlandson
This year, I'm glad to see Lent come to an end, and not just because of Easter Alleluias and Cadbury dark chocolate eggs. It was a tough Lent. Part of it, of course, had nothing explicitly to do with ...
Divine Mercy and HellFather Roger J. Landry
When my siblings and I were very young and incorrigibly misbehaving, my mother, as a last-ditch effort to get us to listen, would occasionally pick up the rotary phone and inform us that she was calling ...
Scripture Reflection for March 31, 2024, Easter SundayDeacon Greg Kandra
Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Col 3:1-4 Jn 20:1-9 "Did you hear...?" In our modern information-saturated age, those three little words say a lot. They sum up so much of how we live. Face ...
The challenge Good Friday presentsMichael Reardon
Every six weeks or so, requests for emergency scholarship assistance are reviewed at the Catholic Schools Foundation. These requests are made on behalf of families facing extraordinary and sudden negative ...
'Christ raised from the dead dies no more'Father Robert M. O’Grady
The most important celebration of the church's entire liturgy is this Solemnity of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ -- Easter. It is so important that it takes a full 50 days to ...
A Letter from Cardinal Christophe Pierre -- Apostolic Nuncio to the United StatesCardinal Christophe Pierre
Dear Friends of The Pontifical Mission Societies, It is a pleasure to address these few words to you as the envoy of Pope Francis to the United States. Part of my responsibility is to foster unity ...
Cardinal Cushing's 1961 Good Friday SermonThomas Lester
On March 31, 1961, Cardinal Richard J. Cushing of Boston delivered the Good Friday Sermon titled "Power -- Divine and Human" at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., the text of which was released to the ...
What you don't know about the Clergy TrustMike Scannell
Three times a year, parishes across the archdiocese hold collections to benefit the Clergy Trust. You've probably heard a little bit about the Trust, but there is so much to know! As we prepare for ...
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