Making use of two verses from the Old Testament, Jesus declares, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A ...
Text: O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!… Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and const not look on iniquity: ...
Find today’s readings here. Is it possible that God knows my heart if I don’t always feel like I know it myself? In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that we cannot “serve God and mammon,” and that it ...
Last Sunday, the readings introduced us to Bartimaeus, the blind man, who decided to follow Jesus even though he had the option to stay behind in Jericho. This Sunday, the readings introduce some key ...
On October 9, 2025, Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te on love for the poor was published. Signed on October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, it is his first such document and brings ...
Today's Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus gained liturgical status in the late 17th century, but popular devotion existed before that for people who wanted more than doctrinal ideas about the ...