COMMENTARY

Father Koch: The blind man sees the Light of the World

Samuel the prophet is instructed by the Lord to ...

Embracing the ‘hidden presence’ of St. Joseph in our daily prayers

Every morning, while it is still dark, I light a small tea candle ...

Father Koch: Water runs deep in our religious symbols and imagination

The Egyptian people have lived for thousands of years along ...

Learn media fasting for intentional living

Every Lent, I wonder what I will do to enter more profoundly into this penitential season...

Two-way street

Gift giving is not something we associate with Easter, and certainly not with Lent.

Father Koch: At the Transfiguration Jesus shows the fullness of his mission

The juxtaposition in the Gospel between Jesus’ first ...

Question Corner: Can laypeople ever absolve sins? Chanting in 'Novus Ordo'

Q: If someone is dying, can anyone hear their confession and offer absolution?

Father Koch: The garden and the desert point us in different directions

The beginning of the Lenten journey opens in ...

Called to be Holy

The readings for this Sunday are a call and a reminder of who we are and how...

Father Koch: How do we love one another in the age of social media?

Jesus continues his commentary on the Mosaic Law, ...

Earthquake: Cries of joy, tears of wonder emerge from the rubble

If a normal picture is worth 1,000 words, ...

Terrible unity: Tyre Nichols cries out and the nation hears

“Mama!” “Mom!” “Ma!” The call... the voices – they come like distant echoes

Journeying through Lent with the love that never fails

No matter how old I get, February is always a time of ...

Father Koch: We have a curious relationship with the Law of Moses

There are numerous times in his ministry when Jesus is confronted by ...

'Slavery is happening everywhere,' says former Vatican spokesman

Human cruelty, at times, seems to know no boundaries.


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