Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for 5th Sunday in Lent, March 22, 2026.

Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, March 8, 2026.

There is a lot of wisdom to be had in this particular Gospel passage from Matthew, but I want to spend this reflection talking about the importance of wine to the Christian tradition. It has always ...

The 60th anniversary of Vatican II's opening prompted a flurry of commentaries in Catholic and secular outlets alike. The National Catholic Reporter's Michael Sean Winters offered his perspective, ...

Elie Wiesel once wrote, “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.” We may intuitively know what he means, but what is it that makes friendship so powerful? In the mid-twentieth century, a ...

Come to NCR for comprehensive coverage of reactions to Pope Francis reflection on family life, Amoris Laetitia (“The Joy of Love”). The apostolic exhortation was released at mid-day in Rome April 8 (6 ...

Author bares critique on Catholicism that few dare to expose STAFFORD, Va. – According to the most recent Statistical Yearbook of the Church, there are over a billion Catholic devotees and followers ...