"The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew," Pope Francis wrote
A person hearing God's call to follow him does not mean that person then belongs to a special or privileged clique of the perfect or the "elected," Pope Francis said.
"The call is never a privilege. We cannot say that we are privileged
Having faith does not mean there will be no difficulties in life, either for individuals or for the church as a whole, Pope Francis said, but it does mean knowing that Jesus is there to give courage and to defeat evil.
A reader asks: “In Mark 16:15, Jesus says ‘Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.’ Why the word ‘creature’? Was this a foreshadowing of St. Francis who preached to birds? Please explain this term.” Monsignor Charles Pope
A reader writes: “I am reading a book on Catholic moral theology. In the book it quotes a well known theologian of the 20th century wherein he teaches, ‘Seeking pleasure and enjoyment in (sexual) intercourse is wrong … it is an intrinsically
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 people with whom good Jews had no
OSV publisher Scott Richert explores an old interpretation of a familiar Gospel passage. Writing about the devil’s temptation of Jesus near the end of his 40 days in the desert, Richert writes that most people today assume that the devil knew who
A reader asks: “Why are so many afflicted by demons today? It seems the number is up. But, from my perspective, I know many people who are decent people and can’t understand why God allows them to be tormented or possessed by
Question: Some say the last prophet was St. John the Baptist. But how can this be? Are we without prophets today? — David O’Flaherty, Springfield, Massachusetts Answer: As always with questions like these, it is going to depend on whether the word