For the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Joshua Whitfield explores how we can apply the lesson from the Gospel of Luke to our lives today. In the reading Christ sends 72 men out from ...
Be ready for Mass on Corpus Christi Sunday! Father Joshua Whitfield writes that ever since God gave manna to the people of Israel who wandered the desert, he’s been feeding his flock. It’s important to ...
Be ready for Mass on Pentecost Sunday! Scripture columnist Father Joshua Whitfield explores the challenge that this remarkable feast presents to us in the present day: “Pentecost tells us that the Risen Christ we’ve been ...
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone has announced that he would bar Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from receiving holy Communion in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, saying that her public advocacy of abortion constitutes a ...
In his latest column, Father Joshua Johnson prepares us for Mass on the Sixth Sunday of Easter by exploring the reading from the Gospel of John in which Jesus explains to the Twelve Apostles how ...
In Opening the Word for the Fourth Sunday of Easter — Good Shepherd Sunday — Father Joshua Whitfield writes that, from the very beginning, God has called out to us so that he can keep ...
On the Second Sunday of Easter, also known as Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church celebrates the boundless love that Christ has for us. As he prepares us for Mass in Opening the Word Scripture reflection, ...
In Opening the Word for Palm Sunday, Father Joshua Whitfield writes about the importance of being present for the liturgies throughout the week in order to experience Christ’s passion anew. He writes: “Where will you ...
As the country continues to talk about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, Father Joshua Whitfield writes in a new essay that there is very much a Christian lesson that we can all ...
This weekend’s Gospel reading retells the parable of the prodigal son. As he prepares us for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Father Joshua Whitfield asks that while many are familiar with this famous parable, have ...