A motorist slipped the following note under the windshield wiper of his car: “I’ve circled the block for 20 minutes. I’m late for an appointment, and if I don’t park ...

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Sunday Reflections 17th Sunday of year C Be generous and perseverant in your prayers ✠ A reading from the Holy Gospel, ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For ...

Genesis 18: 20-32; Psalm 138, R. Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.; Colossians 2:12-14; Gospel – Luke 11: ...

In His promise, Jesus said there are many dwelling places in the Father’s house, and that He would go there “to prepare a ...

"Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.' 2 And he said to them, 'When you pray, say: ...

If you were asked to summarize the entirety of the Gospel into one sentence, how would you do it? I suspect that for some the ...

In a letter this week, Pope Leo XIV encouraged the prior provincials of the Dominicans to “listen to the Holy Spirit, who ...

Pope Leo XIV assures Dominicans taking part in the General Chapter of Provincial Priors of his closeness in prayer, while ...

The Mexican priest pointed out that the Church “has always adapted to different cultures” to bring the message of Jesus Christ and affirmed that “now it’s our turn, in this culture where new ...

“If we pray rightly,” St. Augustine taught, “we say nothing but what is already contained in the Lord’s Prayer.” The prayer ...