Scripture Reflection for Jan. 18, 2026, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deacon Greg Kandra
Is 49:3, 5-6 Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 1 Cor 1:1-3 Jn 1:29-34 If you need help spotting Christ, you can always count on John the Baptist. "Behold, the Lamb of God!," he cried out when he saw Jesus. ...
The grandparent shortageGreg Erlandson
There's been a lot written about falling birth rates in the United States. Less covered has been the simultaneous decline in grandparenthood. Grandparents, to hear friends tell it, are an endangered ...
Picking up the golden thread of Western CivilizationDr. R. Jared Staudt
What would the collapse of civilization look like? We might immediately think of cutoff utilities, disruptions in the supply chain, violence in the streets and the lack of functional government. While ...
Why is Mary's perpetual virginity so important to Catholics?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: Why is Mary's perpetual virginity so important to us Catholics? I've had discussions with my Protestant friends about this, and while they believe Mary was a virgin when Jesus was born, they don't ...
DominionArchbishop Richard G. Henning
What does "dominion" mean? In Genesis, during the Creation, God creates humanity in God's Own image and commands human beings to be fruitful, multiply, fill and subdue the earth and have dominion ...
Anointed onesScott Hahn
Jesus presents himself for baptism in today's Gospel not because He is a sinner, but to fulfill the word of God proclaimed by His prophets. He must be baptized to reveal that He is the Christ ("anointed ...
The coming of Christ destroys 'enchantment'Michael Pakaluk
In the days following Epiphany, the church celebrates the dawning of the light of Christ upon the pagans, as foretold in the reading from Isaiah (60:2-3) in last Sunday's Mass: See, darkness covers ...
Empty Room Overflowing with ChristDaria Braithwaite
"Modern men and women listen more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if they listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses." -- Saint Pope Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi 41 When Daria ...
Pope Leo's Epiphany homily for the close of the Jubilee of HopePope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV presided over the rite of the closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 6, 2026, officially ending the Jubilee of Hope, which began Christmas Eve 2024. He also presided over ...
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Culture & Events
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Scripture Reflection for Jan. 18, 2026, Second Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
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The grandparent shortageGreg Erlandson
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Cardinal O'Connell leads a pilgrimage to Rome for the 1925 JubileeSavannah Miller
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A call for peaceMichael R. Heinlein
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Scripture Reflection for Jan. 4, 2026, Epiphany of the LordDeacon Greg Kandra
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A little perspective at ChristmasMichael Reardon
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Scripture Reflection for Dec. 21, 2025, Fourth Sunday of AdventDeacon Greg Kandra
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Archives launches cathedral virtual 3-D tour to mark 150th anniversaryRebecca Maitland
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Embryo adoption: An open question?Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk
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Faith & Family
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Why is Mary's perpetual virginity so important to Catholics?Jenna Marie Cooper
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Picking up the golden thread of Western CivilizationDr. R. Jared Staudt
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Empty Room Overflowing with ChristDaria Braithwaite
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Pope Leo's Epiphany homily for the close of the Jubilee of HopePope Leo XIV
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Preparation and presentationFather Robert M. O'Grady
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Anointed onesScott Hahn
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DominionArchbishop Richard G. Henning
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Scripture Reflection for Jan. 11, 2026, Baptism of the LordFather Joshua J. Whitfield
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Why is New Year's Day a holy day of obligation?Jenna Marie Cooper
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A 'hopeful new year'Lucia A. Silecchia
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Spirituality
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The coming of Christ destroys 'enchantment'Michael Pakaluk
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The God of second chancesEffie Caldarola
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The Advent the church collapsed Effie Caldarola
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Advent teaches us watchfulnessMichael Pakaluk
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A glimpse into the world of USCCB committeesBishop Robert Barron
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The meaning of 'suffrage'Michael Pakaluk
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Thin places in NovemberEffie Caldarola
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Make good troubleEffie Caldarola
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World Mission Sunday: 'Missionaries of Hope Among the Peoples'Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley
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On love of the holy angelsMichael 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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