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Due to inclement weather, Pope John Paul II's general audience on May 8 took place in the Paul VI Audience Hall instead of St. Peter's Square. Over 10,000 pilgrims were present. The Holy Father ...

I have been reading a chapter of the Psalms each morning — part of my daily quiet time routine I have found to be absolutely crucial to having a “good day” of sensing a life lived in the light of ...

What is repentance? It is a small, good thought filled with love – the kind of thought that saved the sons of Korah from a tragic fate; a moment of introspection that can save any Jew from harm. In ...

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While reading Hallel (Psalms 113-118) recently, I was struck by how many of its phrases seemed to echo the story of the sea in the book of Jonah (chapters 1–2). At first glance, this might not be ...

Though the two historical events alluded to in this gospel are lost to history – neither appears anywhere else in the New Testament or in any other source – Jesus uses them to argue against, first, ...

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings 1: Isaiah 8:23—9:3; Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14; R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.; 1 ...