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The three proverbs that form Sunday’s first reading tell us that speaking reveals who people really are. These proverbs come from the book of Sirach or Ecclesiasticus. The author of this collection of Jewish wisdom describes his purpose and gives his name in Sirach 50.27: “Wise instruction, appropriate proverbs, I have written in this book, […]

Thankfully, Jesus wasn’t in his tomb long enough for anyone to start thinking about carving mementos on it. But we don’t have to wonder how Jesus would respond to the question of what he’d want to say in a sentence or two. He tells us today in the gospel. He was being questioned, again, by

Beginning with the Easter Triduum as its source of light, the new age of the resurrection fills the whole liturgical year with its brilliance. Catechism of the Catholic Church #1168 Set a festive table — a large low table your group can gather around and sit on the floor, or a regular table that all

Conscience is our awareness of what is right and wrong — a moral sense of what God expects, of what harms and breaks relationships and what gives life and builds up the human family. Conscience helps us judge what is right and wrong when we face choices in our lives. “Conscience is the most secret

Every time we pray the Apostles’ Creed, we profess that we believe in the communion of saints, an invisible community of love and friendship that extends beyond death. The communion of saints is the body of believers whose faith we begin to share when we are baptized. The word communion has the word union as

Jesus identifies himself with the poor of every kind and makes active love toward them the condition for entering his kingdom. Catechism of the Catholic Church #544 Christology is an area of study. Just as biology studies life forms and psychology studies the human psyche or spirit, christology studies Jesus, who is the Christ. The

An interview with Joan Mitchell, CSJ To get to Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Victor Mendoza drives down the Interstate in Minneapolis past the Twins’ Target Field and past the Basilica of St. Mary. Victor got his license the day school started this year. His high school has a special Hire4work program that introduces students

Jesus insists in Sunday’s gospel that his kingdom is not of this world. He reigns through the loving actions of his followers, not armies. In the Our Father, his own prayer, Jesus prays that God’s kingdom will come and God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Between 1962 and 1965, the

The Second Vatican Council made liturgy, the Church’s public worship, its first topic to discuss. Liturgy includes Eucharist and the other sacraments, the liturgical year and its plans for scripture readings, daily prayers of the hours, sacred art, and music. The Eucharist is the summit and source of Catholic worship. When we gather to celebrate

The rich young man in the gospel and St. Kateri Tekakwitha both encounter Jesus Christ. Their stories can help us recognize and reflect on encounters with Jesus in our lives. Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem with his disciples when the rich, young man runs up, kneels in front of him, and questions, “Good