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Sunday Scripture reflection from Scott Hahn: “God cannot be bribed. We cannot curry favor with him or impress him, even...
10/26/2025

Sunday Scripture reflection from Scott Hahn:

“God cannot be bribed. We cannot curry favor with him or impress him, even with our good deeds or our faithful observance of religious duties such as tithing and fasting.”

Instead of praising God for his mighty works, the Pharisee congratulates himself for his own deeds, which he presents to God in some detail.

As archbishop of Santiago, St. Anthony Mary Claret revitalized his diocese, making extensive travels to celebrate Mass a...
10/24/2025

As archbishop of Santiago, St. Anthony Mary Claret revitalized his diocese, making extensive travels to celebrate Mass and hear confessions at each church.

St. Anthony Mary Claret, pray for us!

What happens when breeding out imperfections leads, over time, to the slightest blemish, say a mole, becoming gruesomely...
10/24/2025

What happens when breeding out imperfections leads, over time, to the slightest blemish, say a mole, becoming gruesomely repulsive?

What is a human being? Is it a unique individual? Or a blank-slate blob for us to design?

The gift of laughter is divinely ordained, and whatever troubles anyone, a dose of laughter is not just a trifle but a t...
10/24/2025

The gift of laughter is divinely ordained, and whatever troubles anyone, a dose of laughter is not just a trifle but a tonic for body and soul.

We know Jesus wept, but he also knew there was a time for everything.

“Those who are called to the table of the Lord must glow with the brightness that comes from the good example of a prais...
10/23/2025

“Those who are called to the table of the Lord must glow with the brightness that comes from the good example of a praiseworthy and blameless life.”

St. John of Capistrano, pray for us!

With both sides living in a country they believe is under “foreign occupation,” we are a parched land at risk of burstin...
10/23/2025

With both sides living in a country they believe is under “foreign occupation,” we are a parched land at risk of bursting into flame.

I am increasingly concerned that in our reactions, Americans of all stripes feel as if they are in an occupied land.

Dilexi Te asks Catholics to see poverty not merely as a problem to be solved, but also as a place where God is revealed.
10/23/2025

Dilexi Te asks Catholics to see poverty not merely as a problem to be solved, but also as a place where God is revealed.

Love for the poor is a necessary part of holiness.

“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.”
10/22/2025

“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.”

St. John Paul II, pray for us!

“Love for the poor and love for the Lord are the same love. Jesus told us that he would be with us always. He also told ...
10/22/2025

“Love for the poor and love for the Lord are the same love. Jesus told us that he would be with us always. He also told us that we will always have the poor with us.”

Archbishop José H. Gomez on the poor, Dilexi Te, and our calling:

The early Christians understood that in the poor we have a “revelation” of the living God.

“What you see on the outside with Leo is what you get on the inside," said Fr. Barnaby Johns, the Augustinians' provinci...
10/22/2025

“What you see on the outside with Leo is what you get on the inside," said Fr. Barnaby Johns, the Augustinians' provincial in California, in his homily at this year's LA Red Mass.

The British priest had just been with Pope Leo XIV at a September gathering of Augustinians in Rome.

The Tuesday evening liturgy drew more than 300 people to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

St. Ursula and 11,010 companions fled from the pagan Saxons in the fourth century, but were ultimately martyred for thei...
10/21/2025

St. Ursula and 11,010 companions fled from the pagan Saxons in the fourth century, but were ultimately martyred for their purity and their faith. St. Ursula is now the patroness of Catholic education.

St. Ursula and the Virgins of Cologne, pray for us!

Basketball’s favorite nun was once one of LA’s favorite teachers — and several students of Sister Jean in the 1940s and ...
10/21/2025

Basketball’s favorite nun was once one of LA’s favorite teachers — and several students of Sister Jean in the 1940s and 50s credit her with their vocations and life paths.

“She played an important role in shaping so many of us.”

Since her passing, those who knew her as their teacher are convinced that Jean’s life lessons will live on.

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