For the Second Sunday, Third Sunday, Fourth Sunday, and Fifth Sunday of Lent, the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, and Palm Sunday Second Sunday of Lent – March 1, 2026 Readings: Genesis 12:1–4a • Psalm 33:4– … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2026
“Love One Another”: Synodality and Diocesan Life, Part II
Editor’s Note: This essay is the second installment of three on synodality and diocesan life. You may find the first installment HERE. Part Two: What Is Synodality? Synodality is the “expression of the Church’s nature, her form, style and … [Read more...]
The Daily Gift That Is Psalm 95
One of the important ways that the Church gives clergy to stay on track with religious and spiritual growth is the requirement for daily recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours. That requirement makes the practice truly a Divine Office, part … [Read more...]
Forming Domestic Churches: Models of Family-Centered Catechesis
Believing parents, with their daily example of life, have the most effective capacity to transmit the beauty of the Christian faith to their children . . . The greatest challenge in this situation is for couples, mothers and fathers, active … [Read more...]
Christ Our Fellow-Pilgrim
If our Church is a pilgrim Church, then we all are pilgrims, traveling to Heaven by way of death. And if the members of the Church are pilgrims, what of the Head? Is He not a pilgrim too? He walked a path that would end in death, as was … [Read more...]
The Christian Responsibility for the Poor in the Scriptures
“If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.” These words, attributed to St. John Chrysostom’s sermon on St. Matthew 25:31–46, carry in them a powerful challenge: See Christ in others … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – March 2026
Predestination: What Does the Church Teach? Question One: Do Catholics believe in predestination? Answer: Catholics do indeed believe in predestination, though the Catholic understanding of the term differs markedly from what is often … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – March 2026
Preaching from the Cross: Paul’s Theology of Proclamation. By Frank J. Matera. Reviewed by Rev. Vien V. Nguyen, SCJ. (skip to review) On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law. By F. Russell Hittinger, ed. by Sc … [Read more...]
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