When I was little, I pored over the stories of the saints, especially the martyrs. I was morbidly fascinated by stories of little 6-year-old Conchita of the Drooping Veil who loved God so passionately ...

Does Abraham love God more than his fellow human beings? He immediately jumps to follow God’s command to offer his son as a sacrifice; he does not question and does not bargain. God comes first.

Sunday, Oct. 29, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 22:20-26; Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40. There was an expression common among the ...

Sunday, July 13, 2025, is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Psalm 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 or Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37. One ...

God loves you, no exceptions! That’s the message some churches came to proclaim to a gathering of people, many of whom had been treated very badly in churches they had previously belonged to. God ...

Joseph understands God’s long-term perspective. When an ungodly person or group perpetuates evil against another, God’s ...

Grace University Lutheran, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregation located kitty-corner to Superblock at the ...

“For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct.” Find today’s readings here. When I graduated from the Jesuit School of ...

Have you ever heard the phrase that “love will make you do some reckless things”? How many of you have ever experienced a love so strong that it causes you to behave differently; to become reckless?