Exegetical Journeys in Biblical Hebrew: 90 Days of Guided Reading. By H.H. Hardy II. Reviewed by Sr. Mary Micaela Hoffmann, RSM. (skip to review) Priests in Love with God and Eager to Witness to the Gospel. By Archbishop Emeritus Alfred … [Read more...]
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Homilies for April 2026
March 30, 2026 by Fr. Boniface Ramsey
For Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil), Easter Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday, and the Third Sunday and Fourth Sunday of Easter Holy Thursday – April 2, 2026 Readings: Exodus 12:1–8, 11–14 • Psalm 116:12–13, 15–16bc, … [Read more...]
“Love One Another”: Synodality and Diocesan Life, Part III
March 30, 2026 by Dr. Alessandro Rovati
Editor’s Note: This essay is the third installment of three on synodality and diocesan life. You may find the first installment HERE and the second installment HERE. Part Three: How To Live Synodality in Diocesan Life In the previous two i … [Read more...]
Behold the Blood of the Covenant
March 30, 2026 by Marcus Benedict Peter
From the dawn of redemptive history, blood has signified life, binding, and atonement. In the ancient Near East, treaty oaths were ratified by the shedding of blood, signifying mutual commitment under penalty of death. In Israel, Yahweh … [Read more...]
The Easter Candle: History and Meaning
March 30, 2026 by D.D. Emmons
He called me “keeper of the flame.” Assigned as the parish sacristan, I remember receiving guidance from the pastor. Among the instructions was that I should be mindful of the sanctuary candle, seek to keep it burning — transfer the flame to … [Read more...]
Spies, Siberia, and the American Connection: Divine Mercy after St. Faustina Died
March 30, 2026 by Wanda Skowronska, PhD
What happened after St. Faustina died of tuberculosis in 1938? While many know the general story of the saint’s life, few know of the events involved in spreading the Divine Mercy message after her death. In fact, these involved war and e … [Read more...]
Sacraments Make Life Worth Living
Contemporary Anthropologist and Catholic Sacramental Theology Converge on Rituals
March 30, 2026 by Randall Woodard
Introduction This is a time in our history when the significance of the sacraments needs to be of primary importance within our Church. With many of our youth feeling lost and lacking meaning, mental health becoming a crisis, and the deep … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – April 2026
March 30, 2026 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Believe About Jesus? Question One: My neighbor is a Jehovah’s Witness and she believes very different things about Jesus than I do as a Catholic. What exactly does a Jehovah’s Witness believe about Jesus compa … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – April 2026
March 30, 2026 by Book Reviews
Marie-Dominique Chenu: Catholic Theology for a Changing World. By Mary Kate Holman. Reviewed by Rev. Ryan Connors. (skip to review) The Spirit of God: Short Writings on the Holy Spirit. By Yves Congar, O.P. Trans. Susan Mader Brown, Mark … [Read more...]
Homilies for March 2026
February 23, 2026 by Fr. Aaron Salvan
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...]
“Love One Another”: Synodality and Diocesan Life, Part II
February 23, 2026 by Dr. Alessandro Rovati
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
February 23, 2026 by Deacon W. Patrick Cunningham
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
February 23, 2026 by Jonathan F. Sullivan
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
February 23, 2026 by Brandon P. Otto
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
February 23, 2026 by Frederick Woodward
“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...]
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