Valentine (Feb. 14)
How Feb. 14 came to be celebrated as the feast for lovers is somewhat a mystery.
Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
A grieving mother, speaking to the press after her son was charged with a deadly act of terrorism, is incredulous. "I don't know where this came from. We have a loving home. Our family always has been respectful and caring," she says. "Why would he do this? That's not who we are!"
Feb. 19: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Daily readings fro Sunday, Feb. 19, to Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017
Blessed Pius IX (Feb. 7)
Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, an Italian noble, was ordained in 1819, despite poor health.
Using God’s gifts of free will and his commandments to make daily decisions
Most people would agree that living an ethical life boils down to our personal choices between "good" and "evil."
Feb. 12: Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Daily reading for Sunday, Feb. 12, to Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017
Mary, Mother of God (Jan. 1)
A manuscript fragment in Greek from the fourth century refers to Mary as the “Mother of God.”
Jan. 1: Solemnity of Mary
Daily readings for Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, to Saturday, Jan. 7, 2018.
Learning to place your trust fully in the Lord
For nine months after the angel Gabriel's annunciation, Mary pondered his message about her miraculous child to be.
Celebrating the Nativity
Why does Christmas bring out the best in us? Powerful enough to induce a 24-hour cease-fire with music among combatants in World War I, the image of an innocent infant in a barnyard manger offering peace and hope to a broken world causes hearts to pause and consider the possibility.