Catholic Healthcare June 24, 2025 This article is from the USCCB website: https://www.usccb.org/RFW2025_CatholicHealthcare Pray that governments will respect the consciences of all people who care for the sick and vulnerable. Reflect An essential part of Christ’s earthly ministry was to cure the sick,
IVF Mandates June 23, 2025 This article is from the USCCB website: https://www.usccb.org/RFW2025_IVFMandates Pray for couples who suffer fertility challenges, and that political leaders would promote therapies that respect the dignity of all human persons. Reflect The demand for IVF that has been
Political Polarization June 22, 2025 This article is from the USCCB website: https://www.usccb.org/RFW2025_Polarization Pray that Catholics will have the courage to put the truth of the gospel and fidelity to the Church above partisan politics. Reflect Catholic social doctrine does not provide
This is my body which is given for you – Luke 22:19 Love must be shared; that is its nature. Love also calls for a response of love from us. Under the layers of our busy lives, our souls long for union with God and in
St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher About our patrons This Article is from the USCCB website: https://www.usccb.org/committees/religious-liberty/st-thomas-more-and-st-john-fisher The USCCB begins Religious Freedom Week on June 22, the day when the Church celebrates the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John
Dear Friend, Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus. As we celebrate His Real Presence in the Eucharist, present in all the tabernacles in all the Catholic Churches and Chapels throughout the world, we must also pause to remember His
Proverbs:8:22-31; Psalm 8; Romans:5:1-5; John 16:12-15 From of old I was poured forth… Any communication of love from our dear ones is treasured. This is not surprising because God is love and He created us for an exchange of love, beginning here
Acts 5:27-32, 40b to 41; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 I am going fishing God’s call to each of us is personal and eternal, like the seal of Baptism and Confirmation that enable each child to belong to Him. What is
Lk 19:28-40; Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Phil. 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 Blessed are you who have come in your abundant mercy! The first Gospel reading of the Palm Sunday Mass provides the metaphor for our journeying with Jesus during this last, most holy, week of
Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 Then the Scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman…and made her stand in the middle. Again this week, our merciful God surprises us with his overflowing goodness, shown in all the Mass readings, especially in
Joshua 5:9a, 10-12; Psalm 34; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. This Laetare Sunday, or “Rejoice” Sunday, we reflect on the story of the Prodigal Son. While widely recognized, some have asked if maybe it
Exodus 3: 1-8a, 13-15; Psalm 103; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 For three years now, I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree…. Today the Liturgy offers to us a couple of serious, even grim, warnings from Jesus, but Saint Luke’s
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