“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.

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 ...

There’s something strange about reading the words of Jesus and then looking around at how most of us actually live. The gap feels wider than it should. Not because people don’t care or haven’t read ...

As the Feast of Tabernacles was drawing to a close in John 8, Jesus was teaching in the inner courts of the temple, surrounded by the huge candelabras that were lit every night of the feast. It was ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I am surrounded by children! All day, everyday. Our own range in age from 21 to 5. And in the ...

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 ...