-
Recent Posts
- Visit our new public site: catholicnews.com
- Priest’s 100-mile bike ride raises COVID-19 aid for parish — and hope
- Weapons must be set aside for peace to flourish, pope says
- Vatican says baptisms that used a modified formula are not valid
- Lebanon’s Catholic leaders seek help; here’s where you can donate
- Catholic leaders call for prayers, help after massive Beirut blasts
- Pope calls for prayers for Lebanon after deadly explosion in Beirut
- Explosion in Beirut adds suffering to Lebanon’s dire situation
- Missing Mass: Social isolation keeps elders safe but lonely
- Vatican workers who meet public tested for COVID-19 antibodies
- Bishops from Japan, U.S. call Catholics to work for nuclear disarmament
- Film director switches formats, writes book on grandpa’s WWII heroism
- John Hume, who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland, dies at 83
- Conversion has personal, social dimensions, Franciscan leader says
- German author says retired Pope Benedict is ‘extremely frail’
Follow us on Twitter
My TweetsMeta
Category Archives: “Speak to Me Lord”
Sunday Scripture reading, Jan. 5, 2020: See and be radiant
The Epiphany of the Lord 1) Is 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13 2) Eph 3:2-3, 5-6 Gospel: Mt 2:1-12 By Kevin Perrotta Catholic News Service There’s an obvious connection between today’s first reading and the Gospel. Isaiah prophesies that when … Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord"
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture reading, Jan. 5, 2020: See and be radiant
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 29, 2019: A year in review
As another year draws to a close news programs often present a “Year in Review” to highlight outstanding events of the last 365 days. Human achievements and notable figures are featured for their global, national or local impacts. Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 29, 2019: A year in review
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 22, 2019: Layered mysteries
At Christmas, we are dealing with incomprehensibles.
The one through whom God brought everything into existence and gave every living thing life — his Son — received human life from a young woman and became her child. If God’s power and splendor infinitely exceed our understanding, his Son’s taking on our human nature seems even farther beyond our grasp. Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 22, 2019: Layered mysteries
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 15, 2019: The wonder of Advent
The midpoint of Advent is a perfect place to pause and take spiritual stock of our journey to the awesome, wondrous gift of the coming of God in Jesus, the word made flesh. With less than two weeks to Christmas, it’s easy to lose our spiritual focus. Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 15, 2019: The wonder of Advent
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 8, 2019: Surprise, surprise
The readings today announce good news that answers some of our greatest desires. But it is surprising in more ways than one. Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 8, 2019: Surprise, surprise
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 1, 2019: A different kind of waiting
Waiting takes many forms in daily life. Waiting in rush-hour traffic stretches the virtue of patience. Waiting for responses to emails and social media posts is part of the endless traffic of human communication. Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 1, 2019: A different kind of waiting
Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 24, 2019: A final prayer
“One of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus” (Lk 23:39).
On an outcropping of limestone just outside a gate of Jerusalem, two men who had committed crimes and one who had not were “hanging.” They were hanging in crucifixion, suspended from nails driven through their wrists and ankles. Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 24, 2019: A final prayer
Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 17, 2019: Jesus’ coming
Hearing this Sunday’s Gospel we might be tempted to say, “There’s nothing new under the sun,” in the words of Ecclesiastes. The Gospel opens with people admiring the grandeur and beauty of the Temple. This magnificent work of human hands rightly elicited their admiration and pride in human achievement. Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 17, 2019: Jesus’ coming
Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 10, 2019: The God of the living
If asked to sum up Christianity in a single word, what would you say? Answers that come to my mind are “Jesus” and “love.” If we look at the question in terms of the goal of Christian life, another possible answer is “resurrection.” Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 10, 2019: The God of the living
Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 3, 2019: How do you see God?
What is your image of God? How do you envision God as you pray and reflect on God’s word? Has your childhood image of God developed into a deeper understanding of who God is and who you are in relationship to God? Continue reading
Posted in "Speak to Me Lord", CNS columns
Comments Off on Sunday Scripture readings, Nov. 3, 2019: How do you see God?