The 40 days of Lent give us the opportunity to grow in our response to the Lord’s love through faith. The Sunday gospels for the next three weeks come from the Gospel of John. In these passages we ...

While Satan tempts humanity with the lie of gaining unlimited power, God offers the gift of true freedom that leads to real love, relationships and fulfillment, Pope Leo XIV said.

Scripture Reflection for the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, apostle (First Sunday of Lent): Lent calls for a return to the basics. On Ash Wednesday, for instance, we are exhorted to give alms, to ...

Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, apostle, Feb. 22, 2026.

THE Holy Spirit is opening “floodgates” of grace in Brisbane, parish adult formators say, as 454 adults take their next steps ...

Lent calls for a return to the basics. On Ash Wednesday, for instance, we are exhorted to give alms, to pray, to fast ( Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 ). These simple commands come directly from the Lord, from the ...

Discover the inspiring story of Enkhjin Baatar, a 21-year-old university student in Mongolia whose simple prayer at a ...

People turn toward faith not because they are naïve to hardship, but because they are attempting to make sense of it ...

Streets, buildings and even church faces felt alien. Life felt fragmented, and then the BEC there found me. Or perhaps I found them. They did not ask many questions. They simply included me in meals, ...

St. Bernadette Soubirous and St. Clare of Assisi embroidered altar cloths and priest vestments in France and Italy, respectively. There are also saints who sewed to care for the poor. St. Teresa of ...

The practice goes back to the early Church, when Christianity began organizing public worship in Rome. After the Edict of Milan in 313, when the emperor Constantine granted freedom of worship, ...