Sunday, Dec. 27, is the Feast of the Holy Family (Year C). Today’s readings remind us of the great power and necessity of the family. But they also remind us that the family is not enough to satisfy, ...

“Whom do you seek?” They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He said to them, “I am He.” He again asked them, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene” (John 18:4,7). A while ago, I ...

There is a saying that has become quite popular over the years, and that’s the phrase, “being in the know.” But as I have gotten older, and I’m not saying that I’m old, I believe that the vast ...

What is the difference between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith? That`s the question that De Paul University professor John Dominic Crossan has been wrestling with for nearly 20 years.

Sister Julie B. Beck, former General Relief Society President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, opened the 2019 BYU Women’s Conference by sharing her thoughts on the year’s theme of ...

Sunday, March 12, is the Third Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 or John 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42. The Gospel for this weekend’s ...

Speaking before the recitation of the Regina Coeli April 5, the pope noted that Easter Monday is known in Italy as Lunedì dell’Angelo, or the Monday of the Angel. Referring to the Gospel reading ...

Editor’s Note: Jay Parini, poet and novelist, is author of the forthcoming book, “Jesus: The Human Face of God.” He is the Axinn Professor of English at Middlebury College. At Christmas, the name of ...