
Eyesight to the blind
Scott Hahn
God's ways of seeing are not our ways, we hear in today's First Reading. Jesus illustrates this in the Gospel as the blind man comes to see and the Pharisees are made blind. The blind man stands ...
Practicing 'Masika' this LentMaureen Crowley Heil
In Chipata, Zambia, the faithful of St. John the Baptist outstation gather midweek to hold a special "Masika" Mass. This special harvest celebration is held to give thanks -- zikomo in the local language ...
Going withoutJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Fasting is everywhere, and it's trending. Intermittent fasting has become the single most popular approach to a healthy diet. Somehow, eating for only eight hours each day is making a difference for ...
The gift of friendship with our LordMichael Pakaluk
I wonder that Our Lord says on Holy Thursday, "No longer do I call you servants, ... I have called you friends" (Jn 15:15). He had spent three years with them. They went through many things together. ...
'Annunciation': Salvation and the words of the airBishop Robert Reed
Perhaps you're like me -- I just love Christmas and though the liturgical calendar moves on as it must, I'm always sad to see it go. Like the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge, I try to hang on to it ...
A somber anniversaryGeorge Weigel
March 13 ought to have been a happy day in Rome. But the mood in and around Vatican City before, during, and after the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis's election was more somber than festive -- and ...
Can the Eucharist save civilization?Dr. R. Jared Staudt
We often repeat that the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. What happens when this source and summit has been rejected by a majority of Catholics? We received a wakeup call from ...
Praying for Pope FrancisFather Roger J. Landry
Ten years ago this Monday, March 13, at 8:22 p.m. Rome time, the 266th Peter walked out for the first time onto the Balcony of Blessing in the center of the faÇade of St. Peter's Basilica in ...
Do we relax our Lenten fasts on Sunday?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I understand that the 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays, because every Sunday is a "little Easter" when we remember and celebrate Jesus' resurrection. I hear people say it is "cheating" if one ...
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