"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but might have eternal life" (John 3:16). This verse is from the Gospel of John, one of ...

As noted last Sunday, the Church offers two possible Gospels for the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent. That’s because, although the Sunday readings are on a three-year cycle, the “scrutiny” ...

The faithful around the world are celebrating the Fourth Sunday of Lent this weekend on March 19, 2023. This special Lenten season is a time to reflect on how change is only possible with the light of ...

Four topics emerge from this Sunday's readings: celebration, reconciliation, God and compassion. The first, celebration, emerges from the reading taken from the book of Joshua that features the ...

Why does God let it happen? We might be talking about the death of a child, an unjust war, the loss of young people to gang life, or even a tornado or flood. Some people blame God and then decide to ...

Sunday, March 30, is the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 or John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38. Today’s Gospel ...

In many churches, today is celebrated as Mothering Sunday, or Laetare Sunday: a moment when the disciplines of Lent relax a little. We are encouraged to remember our mothers, living or dead, and all ...

How easy is it to pick a monarch? If the Messiah stood right in front of you, would you know it? There is a congruence in our Lenten readings on this Fourth Sunday. The prophet Samuel selects young ...