Lent has a way of sneaking up on all of us each year. It can be especially hard if you’ve recently lost a loved one. On Ash Wednesday two years ago, shortly after my wife died of uterine cancer, I was determined to get to Mass and receive the ashes on my forehead. But as […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: As sinners, we are outcasts and strangers
Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 The first reading for this weekend comes from the Book of Leviticus. In sequence, Leviticus is the fourth book in modern translations of the Bible. As such, it is part of the Pentateuch. The Pentateuch includes the five books of the Bible attributed to Moses. These five […]
Sister Monica Martin, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity: In generosity, God cannot be outdone
In declaring 2015 to be the Year of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis invites us to deepen our relationship with God. We are all consecrated by baptism. God loves us very much and desires nothing more than for us to love him in return. We can do that by spending more time in prayer. Even 15 […]
Christina Capecchi: An epic love story atop the family tree
It had an echo of Nicholas Sparks to it, but it was real life, and the story went viral: an Ohio couple married for 73 years died just 28 hours apart. Reporters across the globe culled bits of Hollywood drama from the marriage, chronicling a young Joseph Auer surviving the horrors of D-Day and missing […]
Tony Magliano: Protecting the unborn in a ‘throwaway culture’
What a sight! More than 25 times, I have seen from the top of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., a sea of people marching to proclaim the dignity of unborn human life, and how abortion sends the unholy message that some human beings are disposable. And as I write, I plan to march with that […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Applause at Mass may be appropriate
Q: Recently, in answer to a reader’s question, you suggested that applause for a musical performance during the Mass is inappropriate and breaks the flow of the liturgy. May I invite consideration of a possible addendum to your comments? There are faith communities in the U.S. where applause during religious services is not meant to […]
Kathleen T. Choi: What do you pray for?
Do you pray for a parking space? Some Christians do. Others never ask for anything; they just thank and repent. Some will intercede for other people but not themselves. Some pray for big things, like a job, but don’t bother God with more trivial matters. At one time or another, I’ve taken all those positions. […]
Father John Catoir: Nonviolence as the ultimate path to peace
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a great American hero. He practiced the noble art of nonviolent opposition to injustice in the same way that Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela practiced it. He led peaceful demonstrations against those in authority to defeat practices such as segregation, racial discrimination and unequal treatment under the law. All […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God will never leave us
4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Deuteronomy 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 The Book of Deuteronomy furnishes the first reading this weekend. Deuteronomy appears in modern Bibles as the fifth book in sequence in the Old Testament. It is one of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament, all attributed to Moses. […]
Mary Adamski: ‘Christ’s love has gathered us into one’
Participants in last year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity pray around the Taize cross at the Newman Center. (HCH file photo) “Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.” Don’t worry, even old-time religion Catholics needn’t fret about being tested on the translation from the Latin. Here it is: “Where charity and love are, […]
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