Resources
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Webinar: Pilgrimage, Mission and Care for Creation
August 18 @ 7pm ET. Register here. The Season of Creation is right around the corner, from September 1st through October 4th, and for this Jubilee year we have a special focus on pilgrimages. Pope Leo recently said that caring for creation is “a duty born of faith.” This is your chance to turn that…
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Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Today’s readings made me ask myself, “What exactly is faith?” How would you define faith? Christians often reference Hebrews 11:1 which offers this explanation: “Faith is confident assurance concerning what we hope for, and conviction about things we do not see.” This raises the question, “How confident is my assurance concerning what I hope for?”…
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” I have a vivid recollection of what moved me to realize my calling to dedicate myself to God’s service as a religious sister some 41 years ago. It relates well to the readings this Sunday….
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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Heidi Cerneka reflects on the Gospel call to respond to our neighbors in need.
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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Sunday’s gospel story of Mary and Martha has long been one of the passages of scripture I have identified with the most. Martha complains to Jesus that her younger sister, Mary, has chosen to sit at his feet listening to him instead of assisting in the chores of serving their guest. “Tell her to…
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Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Our readings today are concerned with interpretation. The phrase “it is not in heaven” from Deuteronomy (30:12) served as a kind of watch-word for the ancient rabbis. There is a famous story in the Talmud of a discussion concerning proper ritualistic behavior. Rabbi Eleazar called forth a series of miracles and finally a heavenly voice…
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July – August 2025
Vol. 50, No. 4 A bi-monthly newsletter on international justice and peace issues.
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Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
“The Lord appointed a further seventy-two and sent them in pairs before him…. Say to them, ‘The reign of God is at hand.’” The seventy-two, sent in pairs by Jesus, are to say: “The reign of God is at hand.” What can that phrase, “the reign of God,” possibly mean? Perhaps, it is a way…
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Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
This is Why We Struggle “This is why we struggle…because we have placed our hope in the Living God…” ~1 Timothy 4:10 I have been working in “intentional” mission for much of my life. I say “intentional” because every baptized Christian is in mission by virtue of their acceptance of Jesus Christ. Intentional, to me,…
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Today we celebrate the feast of the Body of Christ and remember the offering Christ gave to us when he said, ‘Take this and eat for this is my body,’ and later he took the cup of wine and said, ‘Take this and drink for this is my blood.’ Growing up in the north of…
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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that…
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Pentecost Sunday
Like most cradle Catholics of my generation, I was confirmed as a sophomore in high school. The event was most memorable for the length of the mass, meeting the bishop in person (in his mitre, of course), and the party at our house afterward. It felt like graduation from Catechism. The first Pentecost set followers…