21^st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Liturgical Year B)

First Reading — Joshua 24:1-2, 15-17, 18
Responsorial Psalm — Psalms 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23
Second Reading — Ephesians 5:21-32
Gospel — John 6:60-69

A man was talking rather on his cell phone in the midst of…

St. Pius V (1504-1572) was the pope entrusted with enforcing the decrees and reforms of the Council of Trent. Born in Italy as Michael Ghislieri, he came from a humble background, and as a youth entered the Dominican Order. Michael…

The son of a French peasant, St. Peter Chanel (1803-1841) became a priest as a young man, and within three years brought about a spiritual renewal in his parish by showing great devotion to the sick. However, he desired to…

Attribution Test

Cardinal Justin F. Rigali, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Bishop William E. Lori, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, have issued the following statement:

In the course of a “Meet the Press” interview on…

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In a 2004 address on care for patients diagnosed as being in a “vegetative state,” Pope John Paul II affirmed the human dignity of these patients and the obligation to provide them with ordinary care, including food and water, even…

Two religiously-identified new states emerged from the shards of the British empire in the aftermath of World War II. Israel, of course, was one; the other was Pakistan.

They make an interesting, if little-compared pair. Pakistan’s experience with widespread poverty, near-constant…