During Christmas, it’s easy to linger on the baby in the manger and forget that Christ’s birth was far more than the story of a young couple’s unexpected son. Rather, Christmas is about the ...

Sunday, July 21, 2019, is the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Mass readings: Genesis 18:1-10A; Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42. Today’s readings remind us of the ...

“This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

“In this drama of Jesus’ agony, of the anguish of death, of the opposition between the human will not to die and the divine will which offers itself to death, in this drama of Gethsemane the whole ...

The 2022 book “Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week” by Jason Porterfield is both a commentary and how-to manual, with insights into how to handle saving our democracy. Notes ...

We close another year of the church’s life in Christ while witnessing a transfer of power in the United States. Governments, whether monarchies or democracies, must employ power. Power is an essential ...

Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Commonly called “Christ the King,” the holy day has an important lesson for Christian believers.