A person hearing God's call to follow him does not mean that person then belongs to a special or privileged clique of the perfect or the "elected," Pope Francis said. "The call is never a privilege.

Many years ago when I was in divinity school, I had a professor of pastoral care who spoke with awe on the perseverance of people with mental illness. But when it came to the next session on dealing ...

“God loves you so much. No matter what you have done or not done. God loves everybody else too, including the people who make you mad. God’s love is unconditional.” As a hand-drawn picture of a heart ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Fr. Darrin Connall learned of the next successor to the Chair of St. Peter like the rest of the world outside Vatican City - glued to a TV ever since hearing word of the white smoke.

VATICAN CITY, Italy (WCTV) - White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday afternoon, signaling a new pope has been elected. And the new pope is making history in a new way. Cardinal ...

Find today’s readings here. Did you ever see the bumper sticker “Jesus loves you! Then again, he loves everybody”? It always makes me laugh, but also shudder a little bit, because I used to take it to ...

If you ever doubt God’s love, please read on. The fact that God loves everyone is clearly established: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall ...

“For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct.” Find today’s readings here. When I graduated from the Jesuit School of ...