COMMENTARY

The things they carry in Ukraine

Like many people, I have spent the past few weeks watching and reading ...

Father Koch: How hard it is to be merciful, even to a fig tree

The First Reading reveals God as a merciful and compassionate Father ...

St. Romero's sainthood journey helps us see God's plan of justice

In the Church, we often live with drama. We would like the Holy Spirit to guide us from point A to point B ...

Small things this Lent

This Lent will be a little different for me. 

Father Koch: In silence the disciples descended the mountain

The Second Sunday of Lent takes us to Tabor, the mountain of the Transfiguration.

Assaulted by war, even faith may be wounded

Headlines recognized it as a miracle.

Father Koch: Lent gives each of us our own time in the wilderness

Jesus traveled into the wilderness to spend time alone to reflect on ...

All shall be well

Humanity’s enduring question to God over our sufferings finds its ...

Father Koch: The coming season of Lent calls us to reflect on our own judgments

Our Lenten journey begins this coming week ...

Jesus and a Peloton bike

"You are brave. Thank you for showing up!"

Father Koch: At the root of mercy stands justice grounded in love

As we continue with the Sermon on the Plain ...

“Do you trust me?”

Do you have someone in your life you don’t quite trust? Maybe you have an older brother who’s always...

Love transforms the world, one encounter at a time

As I watched my three-year-old grandson sitting at the kitchen table,

Father Koch: Discipleship begins when we are poor and hungry

St. Luke has a slightly different version of the Beatitudes than the more well-known version by St. Matthew. 

The Good News about Catholic Marriage

Catholic marriage has a timeless beauty that rings true ...


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