This is Danish artist Carl Heinrich Bloch’s depiction of Jesus Christ giving the Sermon on the Mount. Bloch lived from 1834-90. (Courtesy Photo) Told in its entirety only in Matthew 5-7, the Sermon on ...

Jesus weeps each day reading the deluge of political news from candidates railing against so-called wokeness, often demonizing the least among us while claiming to be Christians. Yet, Jesus, the son ...

Find today’s readings here. Anyone who has lived in a place that alternates between wet and dry seasons knows the power of returning storms. Everything changes with the rain. Dry ground turns green ...

The problem with discussing development and change in church teaching using the language of “conservatives” or “liberals” is not that differences among Catholics do not map broadly onto this template, ...

In my house is a painting of one artist's depiction of Jesus, which I bought years ago on San Antonio's South Side. I give it extra attention during Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, a special ...

Over 30,000 people swelled St. Peter’s Square today to take part in the weekly general audience with Pope Benedict, who arrived by helicopter from his Castelgandolfo residence. The Holy Father’s ...