
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 ...
At last, good news for American familiesRussell Shaw
There's a glimmer of hope for the embattled natural family emanating suddenly from a source that lately has been anything but family-friendly -- I mean the federal government. But before getting into ...
The adventures of classical moralityBishop Robert Barron
One of the most significant fault lines in Western culture opened up in the 16th and 17th centuries, when what we now know as the "modern" world separated itself from the classical and medieval worlds. ...
Naaman, the Nazarenes, and the GermansGeorge Weigel
To vary Oscar Wilde, the Church's liturgical life often imitates art by being strikingly appropriate to a particular moment. That was certainly true on Monday of the Third Week of Lent, 2023 -- a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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