The Novena of the Chaplet to the Divine Mercy begins on Good Friday and lasts for nine days. The contributors of this novena ...

While priests have a few different options for how they greet people at the beginning of Mass, the bishop has only one ...

For me, there are three themes that I draw out of our tradition and that I emphasize in my preaching: solidarity, empathy and ...

Every year on Good Friday, Christians meditate on the depth of Jesus’ sacrifice for us in suffering a humiliating, bloody death by crucifixion. It’s a time to dwell on what Jesus suffered for us, in ...

One of my favorite lines of Jesus ... to the divine banquet and there's plenty for everyone, provided we let go of our own prejudices and envy in order to recognize that God's love and mercy ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday said Jesus continues to go out in search of ... “Let us allow ourselves to be found by the mercy of God, who always comes in search of us, in whatever situation we ...

Nations — and by extension, borders — are part of God’s divine ... who would Jesus deport? Perhaps the better question is: would Jesus support lawlessness? The answer, according to Scripture, is no.

At the annual Rose Mass on March 30 at the Church of the Little Flower in Bethesda and at the luncheon that followed, health ...

As hundreds of Missionaries of Mercy gathered in Rome this weekend, Pope Francis commended their distinctive ministry of forgiveness and reconciliation that continues to flourish worldwide.

This Sunday’s Gospel evokes deep human emotions, which Rembrandt famously depicted in his painting The Return of the Prodigal Son. In this piece, the artist captured the moment of reunion ...

Yet Jesus chose to pass through Samaria and stop at that very place and time, waiting for her. "Jesus here thirsts above all for the salvation of that woman," the catechesis said, explaining that ...

(Not necessarily a divine title ... ♦ Published in the print edition of the March 31, 2025, issue, with the headline “Do You Know Jesus?.” The Resurrection of a Lost Yiddish Novel At ...