Be ready for Mass on the Fifth Sunday of Lent! Father Joshua Whitfield reflects on Lazarus, who had been buried in the tomb for four days, and resurrected by Jesus. Father Whitfield discusses Lazarus’ friendship ...
As U.S. bishops engage in a war of words through Catholic media outlets, Father Joshua Whitfield writes that while episcopal infighting is nothing new, dangers lurk: “It’s time we admit it. The Catholic Church … ...
Be ready for Mass on the Third Sunday of Lent! Father Joshua Whitfield examines how a humble God humbles us in the story of the Samaritan woman at the well. The woman belongs to a ...
Be ready for Mass on the First Sunday of Lent. Father Joshua Whitfield encourages us to stay strong to God’s word. In the readings from Genesis and Matthew, Father Whitfield writes: “The devil tests the ...
Be ready for Mass on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Father Joshua Whitfield reflects on the stirring of grace when Jesus bothers us or annoys us, thus drawing us closer to him: “To be ...
Be ready for Mass on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Father Joshua Whitfield reflects on the virtue of humility and its importance in living the Beatitudes, in fact, the Bible writes: “The Sermon on ...
Be reading for Mass on the Second Week of Ordinary Time. This week, Father Joshua Whitfield writes that John the Baptist sees Jesus coming toward him and testifies. John the Baptist sees the Spirit remain ...
Be ready for Mass this Sunday, the solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. In this week’s reflection, Father Josh Whitfield writes: “When Marian devotion is part of healthy Catholic experience, one’s ...
Be ready for Mass the Fourth Sunday of Advent! Father Joshua Whitfield focuses on the consolation of Joseph. Joseph couldn’t have discerned on his own that “it is through the Holy Spirit that this child ...
Preparing us for the second Sunday of Advent, Father Joshua Whitfield focuses our attention on the desert. He speaks of St. Augustine, who in his search for God, found it difficult to be stripped of ...