A Reflection for the Solemnity of All Saints, by Jill Rice
Scripture Reflections
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The patron saint of those who greet us at the door
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
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The long and bumpy road to selflessness
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Cecilia González-Andrieu
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Jesus doesn’t call us all to be apostles. Thank God.
A Reflection for the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles, by Zac Davis
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Spiritual battles—and the ultimate defense that is virtue
A Reflection for Thursday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
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Lessons from William Faulkner and Zacchaeus the tax collector
We neither chose nor fashioned the wounded and scary worlds in which we live. And this is the meaning of the sin which the Catholic Church calls “original.” We ourselves are wounded before we ever set out to reject or to wound.
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The line to get into heaven—and why trying to jump to the front is missing the point
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber
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What is the kingdom of God like? Like raising children.
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy
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Miracles with maximum drama
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Jackson
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Let us place our trust in God who sees our potential
We all are at risk and none of us is guaranteed the easy road, so repent and be transformed, Jesus tells us, to meet God as a companion rather than imagining him as a tyrant.