Catholic Church
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Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to France
OVERVIEW: SEPTEMBER 25-28, 2026 The program for Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to France from September 25-28 has officially been released. The four-day visit will be packed as the Pope will travel to Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes, and Metz before returning to Rome. This is an important moment in Franco-Papal relations. SEPTEMBER 25 – 26 On…
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Catholic Catechism 1.1: Man’s Capacity for God
The Catechism of the Catholic Church summarizes the faith in four main parts: Profession of Faith (Creed), which explains the beliefs of the Church; Celebration of the Christian Mystery, which covers the liturgy and sacraments; Life in Christ, which teaches about moral living and commandments; and Christian Prayer, which focuses on the Lord’s Prayer and the spiritual life. It presents…
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Catholic Catechism 1: Introduction
OVERVIEW: The Catechism of the Catholic Church summarizes the faith in four main parts: (1) Profession of Faith (Creed) explains the beliefs of the Church; (2) Celebration of the Christian Mystery covers the liturgy and sacraments; (3) Life in Christ teaches about moral living and commandments; and (4) Christian Prayer focuses on the Lord’s Prayer…
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Third Sunday Ordinary Time, Year A
The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time begins our journey through the Gospel of Matthew for Year A. The reading is from Matthew 4:12-23: “Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,…
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Baptism of the Lord (Year A)
INTRODUCTION The Church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord on the final Sunday of the Christmas season. The Baptism of the Lord marks the beginning of our journey. We will explore the public ministry and the life of Jesus over the next 334 weeks in Year A. We move with the Church through the Gospel…
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4th Sunday of Advent (Year A)
This post continues a journey of reading, contemplating, and discerning God’s word. I am often lector. This forces me to understand better and reflect more deeply on the weekly readings.. I will continue this journey by writing my thoughts on the Gospel reading for today. As we saw in the last two Sundays, the Church…
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May Catholics Support the Death Penalty?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), paragraph 2267, states: “Recourse to the death penalty on the part of legitimate authority, following a fair trial, was long considered an appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good. Today, however, there is an increasing awareness…