Thursday, March 30
Remain Steadfast
As Holy Week draws near, the promises made to the faithful through the ...
Friday, March 31
The Lord, Our Strength
The prophet Jeremiah, the psalmist, and Jesus all face threats and ...
Sunday, March 12, 2023
God Sees Our
Hearts
Today’s readings: Exodus 17:3–7; Psalm 95:1–2, 6–7, 8–9; Romans 5:1–2, 5–8; John 4:5–42. The ...
Saturday, February 25
Keep the Sabbath Sacred
The Scriptures continue to coach us in planning our Lenten practices. ...
Saturday, April 1
Dwell in God
The promises of the prophet Ezekiel are a source of hope for the ...
Tuesday, March 21
Holistic Healing
The healing power of Jesus is on full display in the Gospel story about ...
Saturday, March 25
Annunciation of the Lord
The word annunciation means “announcement.” In our faith story, the angel Gabriel’s announcement ...
Wednesday, March 22
The Lord is Near
The responsorial psalm today gets right to the hopeful theme of Lent: ...
Monday, March 6
Follow the Signposts
Consider the directions from Jesus in Luke’s Gospel today signposts. They are so pivotal ...
March 8
Seek to Serve
Contending to be the first to be noticed, the first to be served, the first ...
Monday, March 27
True Justice
Daily news sources regularly report stories of innocent people wrongly imprisoned. Seeking exoneration for ...
Monday, March 13
Look for the Prophets
Prophets are people specially chosen to be messengers of God’s Word ...
Tuesday, February 28
Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. This is how you ...
Monday, March 20
St. Joseph
Today we lift up Jesus’ earthly father, St. Joseph, who embodied virtue as a ...
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Spiritual Sight
The Fourth Sunday of Lent is known as Laetare (Rejoice) Sunday, a name ...
Thursday, April 6
Holy Thursday
The season of Lent ends as the sun sets today and the Sacred Paschal ...
Saturday,
March 11
Lead with Compassion
Jesus uses parables to show how much our merciful God desires to be close to ...
Tuesday, April 4
Wear the Armor of Faith
Both the prophet Isaiah and the psalmist recall the hand of ...
Wednesday, March 15
Living Witnesses
Pope Francis reminds us that “all of us are called to offer ...
April 2, 2023
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Today marks a major turning point in the liturgical ...
Tuesday, March 14
70 × 7
Today’s message cuts right to the heart. Forgiveness is hard. But ...
Friday, March 24
Close to the Brokenhearted
Our responsorial psalm tenderly proclaims the promise that the Lord is “close ...
Sunday, March 5
Listen to Him
Every year on the Second Sunday of Lent we remember the ...
Saturday, March 18
Cultivate Humility
Humility is a virtue that exudes from our very being. The virtue ...
Friday, April 7
Bend on Knee
In union with Christians around the world, the faithful assemble on ...
Thursday, February 23
Put God First
Jesus instructs, “Whoever loses his life for my sake will save ...
ASH WEDNESDAY - February 22
When we pray, give alms, and fast, Jesus asks ...
Wednesday, April 5
Spy Wednesday
Wednesday of Holy Week is referred to as “spy Wednesday” because the Gospel reading ...
Thursday, March 2
Ask, Seek, Knock
Today’s Scriptures are deeply reassuring. The psalmist glorifies God, “on the day I ...
Saturday, March 4
If you love those who love you, what merit is ...
Wednesday, March 29
Keep Holy the Lord’s Name
There is a beloved VeggieTales episode recounting the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and ...
Thursday, March 23
Jesus makes a bold claim to the Jewish community: “the Father has sent ...
Thursday, March 16
Listen to My Voice
The Lord commands, “Listen to my voice” (Jeremiah 7:23). The ...
Wednesday, March 1
Create in Me A Clean Heart
Responsorial Psalm 51 is prayed repeatedly through the season ...
Saturday, April 16
Saturday, April 8
Keep Vigil
We continue our journey through the Sacred Paschal Triduum ...
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Do You Believe This?
The readings from the Gospel of John proclaimed on the Third, ...
Monday, April 3
Faithful Friends
Mary anoints the feet of Jesus with perfumed oil and dries them ...
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Alleluia!
Celebrating Easter is like watching the sunrise in the most beautiful place ever visited. ...
March 10
The Voices We
Listen To
The quickest way to veer off the path of holiness is to bury our ...
Tuesday,
March 7
Live with
Integrity
At the heart of today’s Gospel is the call to live discipleship with integrity. To be ...
Time to Heal
Jesus reminds the disciples, and us, of how broken relationships harm the ...
Friday, February 24
Cleanse My Heart
The Church prays Psalm 51 often during Lent. The psalm is one ...
Sunday, February 26, 2023
God First
Each year on the First Sunday of Lent, we hear the account of ...
Who Sits at
Our Doorway?
Today’s Scriptures provide a striking reminder to keep our eyes fixed on the Lord. The contrasting images ...
Tuesday, March 28
Not Alone
Patience runs thin in today’s Scripture readings. The Israelites complain with weariness on ...
Friday, March 17
St. Patrick
Today is the memorial of St. ...