Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14 The Year of Mercy officially ended in November of 2016. We might ask just what Pope Francis hoped would happen to the church. How has the ...

Sunday, April 24, is the Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; John 20:19-31. Many people today ...

Sunday, Dec. 11, is the Third Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; James 5:7-10; and Matthew 11:2-11. Today’s Gospel is best seen in three stages, as we are ...

Among the many commandments and laws mentioned in the Torah portion “Re’eh” is the section of the Ir Hanidahat – “the condemned city.” This is a city in which most of its inhabitants practiced ...