What do you do when disaster hits? Think back to the days when we first understood the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis quickly initiated wide-ranging readjustments. The values we ...

James Tissot, "The Appearance of Christ at the Cenacle," 1886-1894. (Wikimedia Commons) Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns by James Keenan, S.J., on contemporary issues in moral ...

We’ve been looking for the last three Fridays at the well-known commandment of Jesus found at the end of Matthew’s Gospel, commonly called “The Great Commission.” Here is the text of this commission ...

All religious groups have ways of behaving which make them recognizable, and fasting at certain times is one of them. John the Baptist’s followers as well as the Pharisees were known for their fasting ...

In this file photo, Pope Francis gives the homily as he celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (Credit: Vatican Media via CNS.) Listen ROME — Priests are called to love, ...

A toddler in trouble immediately turns to a parent. Bump a shin or stumble, they open their arms, fully expecting mom or dad to receive them. And their parents are there. They take them in their arms.

The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb live in a beautiful priory, tucked away in the French countryside, where the divine meets ordinary life. (photo: The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb) Edie ...

This is the Daily Gospel for today, January 19, 2025, which is the Monday of the second week in ordinary time. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, January 19 Daily Gospel, January 18 The disciples of John and of ...