Lenten fish fries are a staple for Catholics. But they also reflect the corporal work of mercy of feeding the hungry. In a suburb north of Houston, Chris and Michelle Nelli lead their four children in ...

Sunday, Sept. 6, is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20. A few years ago I was asked to speak to a group who met ...

The other night my wife Katie and I were out walking our dog. We were not alone. It was a beautiful evening and many people filled the park near our house. Children chased one another in the ...

Find today’s readings here. Pope Francis is a big proponent of the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. These acts of service are especially appropriate during Lent, when many people commit to ...

On Sept. 11, 2001, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks traumatized, and also galvanized, our nation. As we stand 20 years removed from the horrors of that day, the perspective afforded by time ...

Welcome, blessed month of Ramadan! As the crescent moon marks the arrival of Ramadan, hearts around the world fill with anticipation and devotion. This sacred month, the ninth in the Islamic lunar ...

Speaking to the plenary assembly of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on Friday, Pope Francis spoke of the prime importance of all the works of mercy, both corporal and spiritual. "We are ...

A simple prayer. "Through this holy anointing ..." Larry Lyons has uttered the words, the last rites, to hundreds of people in the past few years. Like Charon on the River Styx, Lyons and his team of ...

Speaking from the main stage of his Fort Worth church last month, Pastor Landon Schott recalled a recent vision he’d had while praying near the U.S. Supreme Court, one in which a demonic serpent ...