1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (613+ words) Sunday, Sept. 13, is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35. In some cases, forgiving others who have harmed us may be the most challenging thing we are ever asked to do — as Peter recognizes. Peter says,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (910+ words) Joe Schmid ran a highly popular agnostic YouTube channel for years, but ‘a gift of God’s grace’ has led him back to the faith. “Big news. God exists. Christ is Lord, and he established the Catholic Church.” That’s how Joe…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1142+ words) Most of the 1,200 people in the 70-year-old apostolate are Israeli-born children of foreign workers. JERUSALEM — On May 2, the St. James Vicariate in Jerusalem celebrated its 70th anniversary, marking the first Hebrew-language Catholic Mass ever celebrated in the State of Israel. Cardinal…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (593+ words) In a wide-ranging pastoral letter, the cardinal addressed the highly divisive conflict and its spiritual undercurrents, proposing a response based on the prop......

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1637+ words) Some see younger Catholics’ skepticism of Israel’s actions as a shift away from outdated ideology, while others warn that online formation is fostering hate. When Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Catholic Church’s top authority in the Holy Land, was blocked by…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (632+ words) OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Aaron’s staff becomes a serpent, the magicians answer in kind, and the drama of the plagues begins with a warning Pharaoh refuses to hear. Moses’ and Aaron’s first encounter with Pharaoh turned out, on a human scale,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1007+ words) COMMENTARY: On Good Friday, the ‘terrible abyss’ comes into focus: the freedom that leads some to grace and others to betrayal. Canadian-German psychiatrist Karl Stern recounts, in his conversion story, The Pillar of Fire, a chance meeting he had with…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (746+ words) 'The Jewish community is attacked at a far higher rate than any other religious group in the United States,' Archbishop Alexander Sample said. 'We must clearly speak out against antisemitism.' The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has released a video…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (562+ words) Subscribe for just $1.25 per issue! Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan spent Ash Wednesday distributing ashes on the streets of Waterford City. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland spent Ash Wednesday on the streets of Waterford City administering ashes to…...