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February 6, 2026Faith

In the coming weeks, we'll be looking at the Eucharistic Prayers most encountered on Sunday at a parish Mass. For each, we'll have a bit more history, a look at its contents, and answer a few ...

Faith & Family

Putting Christmas awayJaymie Stuart Wolfe

On Dec. 26, our Evangelical neighbors had their Christmas tree out on the curb, and all the stores had marked the decorations down to 50 (then 75 and 90) percent off. I know that there's a Catholic ...

Culture & Events

Please support CRS Rice BowlDeacon Timothy Donohue

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian aid arm of the Catholic Church in the United States. CRS is emerging from a very challenging year in which many U.S. government grants ...

Faith & Family

Why are there four Gospels?Archbishop Richard G. Henning

When I was in high school, my Protestant grandfather gave me his copy of the "Dartmouth Bible." This translation had a very unusual feature -- it combined elements of the four Gospels into a single unified ...

Faith & Family

Light breakingScott Hahn

Jesus came among us as light to scatter the darkness of a fallen world. As His disciples, we, too, are called to be "the light of the world," He tells us in the Gospel this Sunday (see John 1:4-4, ...

Culture & Events

What does Christianity have to say about the Olympics?Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki

If you asked, "What does Christianity have to say about the Olympics?", most people would probably shrug and say, "Not much," not seeing any real connection between a seemingly secular athletic tournament ...

Culture & Events

Once Upon a TimeDaria Braithwaite

On July 31st, the Catholic Church in Malawi kicked off its first-ever Missionary Childhood Association Congress. Children from the country's eight dioceses gathered to celebrate the faith that missionaries ...

Faith & Family

Scripture Reflection for Feb. 8, 2026, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary TimeFather Joshua J. Whitfield

Is 58:7-10 Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1 Cor 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-16 To understand what Jesus means by calling his disciples "the salt of the earth," St. Augustine said that we should keep in mind the two immediately ...

Faith & Family

Surrendering fears to GodLucia A. Silecchia

These past weeks, along with millions of others, my days have been lived in the grip of a cold and icy northeast with no sign of warmth coming soon. At the cold spell began and the icy snow first fell, ...