As the theologian Gerhard Lohfink puts it in Jesus of Nazareth, “In the East one praises someone by praising his or her mother and abuses someone by slandering her or his mother.” (The same is true ...

This short Gospel passage begins with a woman praising the mother of Jesus for giving the world such a son. Yet Jesus takes ...

We must strive to live in confident expectation of God’s voice. This week, BuildingChurchLeaders.com and some of our sister sites are joining to think seriously about Scripture. An exciting foray into ...

There are a couple of very important things, it seems to me, that we need to reflect on as we listen together to the Scripture lessons this morning. The first thing is about that passage from the book ...

Christians who do not really listen to the word of God and are only concerned with outward appearances are corrupt and idolatrous, Pope Francis said. Foolish men and women believe they listen but ...

On Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock, I attended Latin mass at St. Mary’s. Because it is winter, it’s dark outside and because the chapel of St. Mary’s is very old, the lighting is dim, which only adds ...

Belfred T. Pryer Sr. believed all Christians heard voices and had visions. Then one day he realized God was speaking specifically to him. "I really had felt the calling for a long time," said Pryer, ...

Photo by Dulcey Lima, courtesy of Unsplash. Chelsea is Mexican American on her father’s side and Native American on her mother’s. She is Catholic by upbringing and Native through a slow assimilation ...

The pastoral letter for this Advent entitled “Entrusting You to God and His Word”, which Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. and Bishop Mario Grech issued on 21 November greatly emphasized the importance of ...