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Sunday, July 21, 2019, is the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Mass readings: Genesis 18:1-10A; Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42. Today’s readings remind us of the ...

We live at a time in which Christmas crèches have become so much a part of Catholic piety that many believe that they must have existed from the first centuries of Christianity. But they are an ...

“This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

The 2022 book “Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week” by Jason Porterfield is both a commentary and how-to manual, with insights into how to handle saving our democracy. Notes ...

We close another year of the church’s life in Christ while witnessing a transfer of power in the United States. Governments, whether monarchies or democracies, must employ power. Power is an essential ...