Ordinary Times in St. John Paul II's hometownLucia A. Silecchia
As a member of the so-called "John Paul II generation," St. John Paul II was the first pope I really remember and the one who shaped my youth and young adulthood. I remember the way he confronted a broken ...
Jesus became man so I could become God?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: I'm reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church and have a question about ccc 460. Can you please fully explain the lines: "For the son of God became man so that we might become God" and "... might ...
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 ...
'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 ...
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 ...
Eyesight to the blindScott 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 ...
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 ...
The Third Pillar of Lent: AlmsgivingMaureen Crowley Heil
As we journey towards Easter, most of us are working at having a "Lent well spent." That means spending more time in prayer to develop a closer relationship with God; fasting, to prepare ourselves for ...
Striking the rockScott Hahn
The Israelites' hearts were hardened by their hardships in the desert. Though they saw His mighty deeds, in their thirst they grumble and put God to the test in today's First Reading -- a crisis ...
