November 16, 2025, Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings, which contain end-of-the-world imagery, encourage the faithful to leave fear behind and embrace something new.
Scripture
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Bridging the gap between Christians
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, by Edward Desciak
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Discipleship shouldn’t feel like a chore
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, Bishop, by Ashley McKinless
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For Jesus, more than one thing can be true.
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, by Sebastian Gomes
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Does God know my heart better than I do?
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Brigid McCabe
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Behold the martyrs
November 9, 2025, The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome: When this basilica became the first public space for Christians to gather in worship, it served as a monument to the years of persecution and lack of tolerance that preceded. This Sunday’s readings may be read in that metaphorical light, where the building represents the struggles and victory of the body of Christ.
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A feast that reminds us: the church is meant to be our home
A Homily for the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, by Father Terrance Klein
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To care for the whole, you must first care for the one
A Reflection for Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Christopher Robles
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What it actually means to live as Christians
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke
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Remembering Phyllis Trible, who challenged our image of God as male or female
“The God of scripture is beyond sexuality, neither male nor female, nor a combination of the two,” the renowned scholar Phyllis Trible said in a 1989 interview.