and with you I have a share in the glory that is to be revealed. Be the shepherds of the flock of God that is entrusted to you: watch over it, not simply as a duty but gladly, because God wants it; not for sordid money, but because you are eager to ...
way to find time in your day for spiritual reflection. Listen, watch, or read from the comfort of your home. Our Catholic Daily Reading includes the readings of the day, along with online videos, and is a resource for all who desire to live a life of faith that is pleasing to our ...
way to find time in your day for spiritual reflection. Listen, watch, or read from the comfort of your home. Our Catholic Daily Reading includes the readings of the day, along with online videos, and is a resource for all who desire to live a life of faith that is pleasing to our ...
Today's Mass Readings February 13, 2025 February 14, 2025 February 15, 2025 View Calendar View Reflection Video Memorial of Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop Year C Reading 1 Gen 3:1-8 Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the Lord God had made. He...
History of the Catholic Mass Lesson Summary Frequently Asked Questions What happens during a Catholic Mass? The two main parts of a Catholic Mass are preaching and reading from the Bible and the sacrament of the Eucharist. A sacrament is the imparting of divine grace through ritual, and the Eu...
A misreading Fundamentalists are particularly upset about the Catholic notion that the sacrifice on Calvary is somehow continued through the centuries by the Mass. They think Catholics are trying to have it both ways. The Church on the one hand says that Calvary is “perpetuated,” which seems...
Being Catholic, I always wonder when I see those bumper stickers: "What would Jesus Do?" Considering Jesus supposedly never had sex, was apparently infallible, and didn't seem taken up in basic biology, like getting constipated or the reverse, that tend to rule my day to day, I especially...
I wish today to consider some aspects of the liturgical renewal so vigorously promoted by the Second Vatican Council, as the prime agent of the wider renewal of Catholic life.” So, the Council itself wanted to renew Catholic life. And within that, it wanted to renew the liturgy. The Pope...
Continue reading The Anti-Mercy Posted on January 16, 2018 by Mark A woman asked today if I’ve written anything to clarify the confusion over the Pope’s post-Synodal document, Amoris Laetitia. She said, I love the Church and always plan to be a Catholic. Yet, I am confused about ...
The Role of the Catholic Mass In the Roman Catholic Church, except for the altogether distinct Ambrosian rite (seeAmbrose, Saint) and for some variant forms among religious orders, especially that of the Dominicans, the service is the same everywhere, under regulation of the Holy See. The lan...