As we begin the final two weeks of Lent, Jesus announces in today’s Gospel, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” ...
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Today is Lætare Sunday, from the first word in Latin of the introit antiphon, “Rejoice, Jerusalem!” We have reached the midpoint of L ...
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Saint Paul teaches us today that “the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom.” (Second Reading) This affirms these verses in to ...
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Today’s Gospel tells the story of the Transfiguration. The Transfiguration occupies a place in the season of Lent similar to its positio ...
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In typical Marcan fashion today’s Gospel succinctly gets right to the point: Jesus spent forty days and forty nights in the desert, wher ...
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In today’s Gospel Jesus heals a man afflicted with leprosy. In the ancient world “leprosy” referred to a number of infectious skin d ...
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Today’s First Reading portrays the brokenhearted Job. He has lost everything: wealth, family and health. He has every right to compl ...
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In today’s gospel a demon or “unclean spirit” obeys Jesus’ command to depart from a man. The forces of evil recognize the power of ...
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This fundamental gospel message is how Jesus began his mission to inaugurate the kingdom of God in “the time of fulfillment” (cf. today ...
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The Catholic Bishops of the United States have decreed that January 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, is to be observed annually as a day ...
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