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

It is the seventh of John's seven signs, the resurrection of Lazarus from the dead. It is a sign that at once tells us about Jesus and ...

Rules are (despite what rebellious teenagers believe) good and necessary. Without rules, those same teenagers wouldn’t have the freedom to be rebellious. The English author G. K. Chesterton wrote, ...

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 ...

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

"Jesus summoned them and said, '...Whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant...Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many ...

Preaching on this story from John’s Gospel, I like how St. Augustine put it. Describing the dialogue between Jesus and the Samaritan woman, he said that the Lord was “little by little finding a way ...

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Let us speak plainly about Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court’s upcoming case on birthright citizenship. Many of the high court’s cases are about arcane legal doctrines or complex federal statutes.

When you read the private correspondence of Jeffrey Epstein and his myriad associates, it’s very difficult not to wonder from time to time — somewhat absurdly, as though in self-defense against the ...

I was navigating my way through the megagrocery labyrinth Costco recently when I was struck by the visual of how different we shoppers were from one another, indicated by age, dress, hairstyle, even T ...

Kingston McKoy scored 18 points and Carmelo Harper added 16 as defending district champion Berks Catholic rolled to a 62-35 win over Schuylkill Valley in the semifinals of the District 3 Class 4A boys ...