1 Pt 5:1-4 / Mt 16:13-19

Today the Church celebrates the feast day of the Chair of Peter.  This celebration dates back to at least the fourth century. The Calendar of Philocalus, made in the year 354 and having dates going…

Psalm 33:18-19

Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,
that he may deliver their soul from death,
and keep them alive in famine.

Mother…

2 Kings 18:4

[Hezekiah] removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had burned incense…

2 John 6

And this is love, that we follow his commandments; this is the commandment, as you have heard from the beginning, that you follow love.

It is a curious fact that when you try to boil down John…

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…

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…

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…

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