A terrific feature of “Magnificat” and “Give Us This Day,” both daily Catholic prayer booklets, is the reflection on the day’s readings. Here are three that particularly resonated with ...

Those looking for spiritual nourishment during Lent have long turned to the Boston College Alumni Association’s Lenten Reflections, in which a member of the University community shares thoughts on the ...

While Jesus was saying these things, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, 'My daughter has just died, but ...

Jesus shares an essential part of his mind in today’s Gospel reading. These blessings, traditionally called the “Beatitudes,” are not commandments, but rather statements of vision.

In the gospel, Jesus calls his followers to the highest standards of discipleship, insisting that we let go of anger and resentments and be fully reconciled with the members of our communities. In ...

In this Sunday’s reading from Luke’s Gospel, Jesus shares a parable with his followers that focuses on two people, a corrupt judge and a persistent woman. The judge is said not to fear God or ...

NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy ...

Word on Fire. Bishop Robert Barron’s “Advent Gospel Reflections” is a devotional booklet that invites readers into the prayerful nature of the season. It features the full Gospel reading for ...

Pope Francis launched his reflection by turning to the day's first reading from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews, in which the apostle stresses the importance of "keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus." ...

Monsignor Joseph DeSantis doubled as a Catholic mechanic inside Holy Rosary Church on Wednesday. Nearly 70 Catholics attended a noon Mass in the downtown Reading church for Ash Wednesday, what ...