Be ready for Mass on the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time! Father Joshua Whitfield explores the challenges posed by the parables of this week’s Gospel: “Jesus is trying to tell the people right in front of him that the kingdom is at
Be ready for Mass on the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Columnist Catherine Cavadini describes the sermon in parables that invite us to the kingdom of heaven. Catherine writes: “We are called into these scriptural depths so that Christ might plant the
Be ready for Mass on the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time! Father Joshua Whitfield explores the parable of the sower. Jesus sows the seed. His word is seed, and our souls are soil. Father Whitfield explains: Jesus is “talking about everything that
Be ready for Mass on the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Columnist Catherine Cavadini examines the “hidden things” that are only revealed to “little ones,” referencing Matthew 11, writing, “The ‘hidden things’ of which Christ speaks are ‘hidden’ because they are ‘little’
Be ready for Mass on the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time! Father Joshua Whitfield explores the words of Jesus from Matthew 10:37: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. … To choose Christ over the world
Be ready for Mass this Sunday as we celebrated the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In this week’s Opening the Word, Catherine Cavadini reflects that proper reverence for God helps us to know God and ourselves better: “We can do great harm
As he explores the readings for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, Father Joshua Whitfield writes that God’s love can sometimes seem harsh — and for good reason. He recalls the time he climbed Mount Sinai — out of shape and ill-equipped
Be ready for Mass this Sunday as we celebrate the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. In this week’s Opening the Word, Catherine Cavadini reflects how John’s Gospel helps us grow in understanding of the real presence of Christ in
In Opening the Word Scripture reflection for Trinity Sunday, Father Joshua Whitfield reflects upon the Trinity, the central mystery of Christian faith and life, as described in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Father Whitfield emphasizes that the Trinity is a non-negotiable
Be ready for Mass this Pentecost Sunday! Opening the Word columnist Catherine Cavadini reflects on the two scriptural symbols of the Holy Spirit: Fire and water. In Acts, the apostles recall the “tongues of fire” that rested on the heads of Mary