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Homilies for March 2026
For the Second Sunday, Third Sunday, Fourth Sunday, and Fifth Sunday of Lent, the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, and Palm Sunday Second Sunday of Lent – March 1, 2026 Readings: Genesis 12:1–4a • Psalm 33:4–5, 18–19, 20, 22 • 2 Timothy 1:8b–10 • Matthew 17:1–9 bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030126.cfm “Don’t touch that!” My […]
“Love One Another”: Synodality and Diocesan Life, Part II
Editor’s Note: This essay is the second installment of three on synodality and diocesan life. You may find the first installment HERE. Part Two: What Is Synodality? Synodality is the “expression of the Church’s nature, her form, style and mission.”1 It is a word that comes “from the ancient and constant ecclesial practice of meeting […]
The Daily Gift That Is Psalm 95
One of the important ways that the Church gives clergy to stay on track with religious and spiritual growth is the requirement for daily recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours. That requirement makes the practice truly a Divine Office, part of our official duties. But there are two ways to envision a duty. The […]
Forming Domestic Churches: Models of Family-Centered Catechesis
Believing parents, with their daily example of life, have the most effective capacity to transmit the beauty of the Christian faith to their children . . . The greatest challenge in this situation is for couples, mothers and fathers, active participants in catechesis, to overcome the mentality of delegation that is so common, according to […]
Christ Our Fellow-Pilgrim
If our Church is a pilgrim Church, then we all are pilgrims, traveling to Heaven by way of death. And if the members of the Church are pilgrims, what of the Head? Is He not a pilgrim too? He walked a path that would end in death, as was known from his birth, and thus […]
The Christian Responsibility for the Poor in the Scriptures
“If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.” These words, attributed to St. John Chrysostom’s sermon on St. Matthew 25:31–46, carry in them a powerful challenge: See Christ in others as we see Him in the Eucharist. Heeding such a call demands faith, […]
Questions Answered – March 2026
Predestination: What Does the Church Teach? Question One: Do Catholics believe in predestination? Answer: Catholics do indeed believe in predestination, though the Catholic understanding of the term differs markedly from what is often assumed in Calvinist or strictly deterministic contexts. Predestination, in Catholic theology, refers to God’s eternal plan by which He orders human beings […]
Book Reviews – March 2026
Preaching from the Cross: Paul’s Theology of Proclamation. By Frank J. Matera. Reviewed by Rev. Vien V. Nguyen, SCJ. (skip to review) On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law. By F. Russell Hittinger, ed. by Scott Roniger. Reviewed by Rev. Ryan Connors. (skip to review) Thomas Aquinas and the Eucharist. Ed. by […]
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Homilies for March 2026
For the Second Sunday, Third Sunday, Fourth Sunday, and Fifth Sunday of Lent, the Solemnity of Saint … more...
Homilies for February 2026
For February 1, February 8, February 15, and February 22 (First Sunday of Lent), as well as the … more...
From the Editor
Rebuilding the Church, Within the Church
I begin with an admission that may surprise some readers. When I was … more...
The Shaping of a Priest
As a Catholic priest ordained in 1998, and as a professor of Dogmatic … more...
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