JESUS CALLING devotional and podcast’s ‘Stories of Prayer’ interview series invites guests from the entertainment, music, and literature ...

Today’s Gospel comes in two sizes: the short version (Matthew 4:12-17) and the long version (Matthew 4:12-23). I strongly encourage priests to add the extra 45 seconds and use the long version. There ...

The Lord Jesus came to seek and save the lost. He came to ransom sinners and heal what was broken. The Lord came to us as a man. He lived a holy life. He accomplished his saving mission by his ...

In 2019, Pope Francis issued a decree advancing the cause for sainthood for Augustus Tolton. Father Tolton, who is now Venerable Augustus Tolton, has been recognized for his heroic virtue, persevering ...

The official liturgical season of “Christmas” is intense but short. We are already back in Ordinary Time (until the beginning of Lent on Feb. 17). Last Sunday’s Gospel, recounting the Baptism of Jesus ...

In an age of social media celebrity and showy spirituality, we are invited into a holy unawareness. If a good deed done is not posted on social media, did it really happen? If an act of generosity is ...

That sums up my initial response to the readings this Sunday. Did he forget the commandment about honoring our fathers and our mothers? And now I’m supposed to hate ...

(RNS) — When Jesus calls, best-selling author Sarah Young is always ready to listen. Reporters, however, can’t even leave her a message. Young, whose insistence on privacy is legendary, shuns public ...