Pentecost Sunday, Year AFirst Reading: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20 or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 2:28-30; Acts 2:1-11Second Reading: Rom 8:22-27; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13Gospel Reading: Jn 7:37-39; Jn … Continued
Chapter 6 of the Acts of the Apostles opens with a practical conflict: “At that time, as the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews … Continued
My three young children and I were out for a walk when the handlebar of my four-year-old’s scooter clipped a shrub and she went flying onto the pavement. Her hands … Continued
During May, the month dedicated to Mary and to mothers, we are given an opportunity to reflect on love in a particular way, recognizing what St. John Paul II described … Continued
As mentioned in previous columns, I have been striving to live with Easter joy, from deliberately focusing on the everyday joys of life to truly pondering all that the Resurrection … Continued
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year AFirst Reading: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17Second Reading: 1 Pt 3:15-18Gospel Reading: Jn 14:15-21 This Sunday, just two weeks before Pentecost, we hear that Jesus promised his … Continued
Ascension Sunday, Year AFirst Reading: Acts 1:1-11Second Reading: Eph 1:17-23Gospel Reading: Mt 28:16-20 In “the paschal mystery,” the Catechism of the Catholic Church includes Christ’s “passion, crucifixion, death, burial, descent … Continued
In the beginning of Chapter 5 of the Acts of the Apostles, St. Luke places the story of Ananias and Sapphira immediately after St. Barnabas, who enacted the community ideal … Continued
If we are Catholics worth our scapulars, we have spent time debating the pro-life issues with those who hold different viewpoints. Sometimes those discussions can lead to food for thought … Continued
Are you such fools … as to condemn … without learning the facts?— Susanna 1:48 Canada has a troubling habit of creating policy that unintentionally harms its own interests. Decisions … Continued