Preparing us for Pentecost, Catherine Cavadini looks at the language and imagery of light in Genesis and the Acts of the Apostles. Luke describes Pentecost as the sound of a “strong driving wind” that announced the descent of a fiery light, coming
The solemnity of the Ascension is one of those solemnities of the Church we sometimes forget about or fail to appreciate, but which, in fact, is key to our seeing just how we fit into God’s plan. That’s why this solemnity matters,
Preparing us for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Catherine Cavadini reflects on the passage from the first letter of St. John: “God is love.” We also hear Christ speak to us from St. John’s Gospel: “This is my commandment: love one another
Jesus says, “I am the true vine.” And Father Joshua Whitfield reflects for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, that “to be grafted into the vine that is Christ is to belong to the body of Christ. Both vine and body are images
Reflecting on the Third Sunday of Easter, Father Joshua J. Whitfield describes how the first days after the resurrection of Jesus were disorienting and strange. Luke captures it when he says that the disciples were “incredulous for joy and were amazed.” That
Catherine Cavadini reflects on this Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, on Thomas the Apostle’s encounter with the risen Lord. John emphasizes Thomas’s “seeing.” Christ offers his hands and his side to Thomas’s touch, but he also then asks Thomas: “Have
As we celebrate Easter Sunday, the Resurrection of the Lord, Father Joshua Whitfield writes how love finds us in dark, sad places. But just as Mary Magdalene’s mourning turned into joy at the tomb, we, too, can look for hope in unlikely
This week, Scripture columnist Catherine Cavadini looks at the calls to prayer found in passages of the Palm Sunday readings. She notes: “In contemplating these passages, I am reminded of Mother Teresa’s description of Christ as the only one ‘substantial prayer.’ Christ
Father Joshua Whitfield reflects for the Fifth Sunday of Lent on the meaning of the Bible verse, “Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much
Although probably not an historical character, Jonah's story carries lessons. God asked Jonah to perform a mission -- go to the pagans in the vast city of Nineveh and proclaim the true God. Understandably, Jonah's terrified. Instead of heading for Nineveh, he