A Homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
Jesus Christ
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Religion scholar Elaine Pagels asks the right questions—and gives the wrong answers
A Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
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The Eucharist is more than ritual. It transforms who we are.
In this homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), Year C, the Rev. Hank Hilton draws on ancient philosophy, childhood boat rides on the Jersey Shore and his mother’s steady wisdom to reflect on the transformative power of Christ’s kindness.
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This Holy Week, Christ is being crucified around the world
All over the world, Christ is again being crucified in the bodies of human rights lawyers and journalists who stand up for justice in the face of criminality, whether from gangs or governments.
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‘King of Kings’ is a children’s version of the New Testament. Your spiritual results may vary.
A children’s version of the New Testament, ‘King of Kings’ is based on a work by Charles Dickens that was written as a gift to his children.
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The choice Jesus faced on Palm Sunday
A Homily for Palm Sunday, by Father Terrance Klein
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How to preach on the Gospel of Luke this Lent
Luke’s vision of Jesus is deeply attuned to God’s compassion, justice and concern for those most impoverished and marginalized, offering a radical invitation to all to enter into the kingdom of God.
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‘The Chosen’ is wildly popular. Should Catholics watch it?
A Jesuit considers the series that has become an international phenomenon.
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MLK, Trump and the wedding at Cana: A call to listen and heal
On “Preach” this week, the Rev. Kareem Smith, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Co-op City, the Bronx, reflects with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., on the Gospel reading for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time—the wedding at Cana.
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Confessions of a Catholic in an Advent funk
My concern with Advent is that it can reduce our hoping for the surprising act of God to waiting for God to give us what we expect.