Today's Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus gained liturgical status in the late 17th century, but popular devotion existed before that for people who wanted more than doctrinal ideas about the ...

Last Sunday, the readings introduced us to Bartimaeus, the blind man, who decided to follow Jesus even though he had the option to stay behind in Jericho. This Sunday, the readings introduce some key ...

On October 9, 2025, Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te on love for the poor was published. Signed on October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, it is his first such document and brings ...

When we feel a call to pray, we want to know what prayer is or how to pray. While there are many resources available to help us, none of them can compare with the substance or superiority of the ...

Find today’s readings here. Is it possible that God knows my heart if I don’t always feel like I know it myself? In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that we cannot “serve God and mammon,” and that it ...