What does it mean to be in communion with others in a world that often over-values individualism? A deep question for a spring day that beckons with birds chirping and sunshine warming our bodies and ...

Like nearly everybody else on the planet, I have been preoccupied with, concerned about and focused on the novel coronavirus pandemic over the last few weeks. It seems that every hour new information ...

Q. The Catholic Church teaches that hell is eternal. How is that consistent with an all-loving God who wants the best for us? If you’re an unrepentant sinner for 50, 60, 70 years or more, does that ...

Those who laud scientific advancement as the sine qua non of human civilization should take note of how easily the most industrial and scientifically advanced nations in the history of humanity were ...

If we listen deeply to today's lessons, I think we'll quickly notice that they follow on very clearly from last week's Scriptures and our reflection on those Scriptures. You might remember last week's ...

On the first Sunday of October, many Christian churches of a wide range of traditions will observe World Communion Sunday. In the United States, World Communion Sunday marks 85 years going back to Oct ...

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Not long ago my husband and I were on a trip. I was about to buy something when the woman at the cash register told me that all systems were down. It was a cash-only day. Later that night I sat ...