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The WordSIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)
Now, more than ever, God calls us to treat the sick with dignity

Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand [and] touched him. (Mk 1:41)

The WordFIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (B)
God loves all of creation. We should too.

‘I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants and with every living creature.’ (Gn 9:9-10)

The WordSECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (B)
Lent reminds us we are not alone in our quest for understanding

They kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from the dead meant. (Mk 9:10)

Darcel Whitten-Wilamowski directs the Sister Thea Bowman, Servant of God, Mass Gospel Choir during a Black History Month Mass of thanksgiving on Feb. 16, 2020, at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
FaithDispatches
Who will be the first Black Catholic saint from the United States?
None of the saints associated with the United States are of African descent. The Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University intends to change that, and here are six possibilities for sainthood.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Your Presence Is Requested
he pawed through his closet like a bear in a blackberry bramble
Arts & CulturePoetry
At the Border
red-eared sliders who work the Rio Grande
Somali refugees are escorted by a United Airlines representative as they arrive at the airport on Feb. 13, 2018, in Boise, Idaho. (CNS photo/Brian Losness, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
After four years of Trump, it’s time to reset the U.S. refugee policy
President Trump has virtually ended refugee admissions to the United States, Joshua P. Cohen writes, but Joe Biden can restore our leadership as a humanitarian nation.
Workers Justice Project Director Gonzalo Cruz, left, and organizer Juan Carlos Romero watch President Joe Biden's presidential inauguration on TV in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York. The Workers Justice Project is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that helps immigrants. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Catholics should work with Biden to get his immigration reform bill passed.
President Joe Biden has restarted the debate over immigration with a sweeping reform bill. Passage will not be easy, but the Catholic community can help achieve a long-overdue victory.
Young women put to work at a Fe y Alegria program in Soyapango, El Salvador. The training program is one of about 20 across Central America that partner with YouthBuild, a program of Catholic Relief Services that trains young people in various work skills so they can avoid emigrating. (CNS photo/Oscar Leiva, Silverlight for Catholic Relief Services)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Joe Biden’s $4 billion plan to discourage Central American migration at its source
The Biden administration has vowed to invest $4 billion in Central America to address factors that drive immigration to the United States—economic insecurity, violence, environmental crises and government corruption.
FaithInterviews
How Joe Biden’s Catholic faith will shape his relationship with Pope Francis—and the U.S. bishops
An interview with Massimo Faggioli about what to expect from the second Catholic president