"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son"

This Sunday, March 18, 2012, is Laetare Sunday,
the joy at one stage of our Lenten journey accomplished and a
foretaste of the joy of Easter, which springs from the Cross of Christ.
Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.



We Rejoice



Every
Mass, every Sunday, even in Lent is an experience of the joys and
splendor of the

“What are you looking for?”

In this Sunday's Readings - Second Sunday In Ordinary Time (2B), January 15, 2012 - John the Baptist looks hard at Jesus and says, ‘Look there is the Lamb
of God.’ The two disciples with him immediately follow Jesus. Our
Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.

Behold the Lamb of God

At
the beginning of Advent we received a beautiful

"Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths."

This Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, we celebrate the Second Sunday in Advent
and the Readings feature John the Baptist. He didn’t look or talk like
the Jews of his time. He was not part of the crowd that had always held
power. Yet he talked about change. And the people listened, and
followed. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups.

A Voice

"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations"

The Feast of the Ascension has got to be one of the most dramatic in the liturgical year. Not perhaps very dramatic in its liturgy which is the same as any other Sunday; but dramatic in what it is all about: the lifting up of the Risen Jesus to his place in heaven. Our Discussion Questions for June 5, 2011 will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

"He will give you another Advocate to be with you always"

This Sunday, May 29, 2011, is the last Sunday of Easter. We are being prepared for the Ascension of Jesus, which comes next week. He has risen from death and now he is ready to be human in another way, that is, to go to up to heaven, as we hope we will too. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

This week, the

"I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved."

In the Catholic tradition this Fourth Sunday after Easter - celebrated this year on May 15, 2011 - is called Good Shepherd Sunday. It is also kept as a Special Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and the Religious Life. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

The Good Shepherd Discourse

God's image as

"Do not be unbelieving, but believe."

Last Sunday, the Lord signaled the apostles that though they had deserted Him on Good Friday, He forgave them. This Second Sunday of Easter, or Divine Mercy Sunday, Jesus sends Thomas the message that He forgives him for his disbelief in the Resurrection despite reliable eyewitnesses. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study sessions with family, friends and church groups.

"You cannot serve God and mammon."

The Gospel set before us this Sunday, February 27, 2011, continues Christ's teaching as given in the Sermon on the Mount. The extract is all about Divine Providence. Jesus does not deny the reality of human needs, but forbids making them the object of anxious care and, in effect, becoming their slave. In our modern consumerist society, it is a teaching that is frequently neglected - even by

"Prepare the way of the Lord"

“Stay awake,” we heard last week. “Prepare,” we hear this week. Stay awake for the opportunities to serve the Lord. Prepare to find Him. The words of John the Baptist in this Sunday's Readings warn us against sleeping our lives away, against spiritual laziness. Our Discussion Questions for Dec. 5, 2010 - Second Sunday of Advent - will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family

"Therefore, stay awake!"

The readings for this First Sunday of Advent, the first Sunday of the liturgical year don’t sound very different in tone from the last Sunday of the outgoing year, not counting the special readings for the Feast of Christ the King. At first sight that might seem a bit surprising —but, of course, in the Church this sort of thing happens all the time and when you take a closer look you usually find

"Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!"

Nine of the 10 lepers healed in this Sunday's Readings - October 10, 2010, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time - did not return to praise God for their healing. Nevertheless, they are healed, and the wideness of God's mercy is exalted even in their ingratitude, and ours. Both the stories of Naaman story and that of the10 lepers teach us some powerful lessons about remembrance, gratitude, healing and

"No one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY "No one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God"Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (13C), June 27, 2010BURNING QUESTION: Does God want you to be rich?FEATURED STORY: "Discovering" or "Recovering" Catholics?PASTORAL HISPANA: Haganios siempre la voluntad de DiosDear Friends,Jesus is on the march and will not be turned back. He is fierce in Sunday’s Gospel, and sometimes

"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now."

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY Holy Trinity Sunday (HolyTrinityC), May 30, 2010BURNING QUESTION: What is Virtue?FEATURED BLOG: On Proper Dress for MassPRIESTS STORIES: Letters to PriestsPASTORAL HISPANA: La Santisima Trinidad es la Mejor ComunidadDear Friends,This Sunday we celebrate the revelation that He is three persons in one God — Father, Son and Spirit. This wasn’t handed down from the mountain in

"As the Father has sent me, so I send you."

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY Pentecost Sunday (PentecostC), May 23, 2010BURNING QUESTION: How do you answer when asked if you're Christian?FEATURED BLOG: Because we might be entertaining angelsPASTORAL HISPANA: Espiritu Santo es el motor que empuja nuestra IglesiaDear Friends,This Sunday our Readings celebrate Pentecost Sunday - the culmination of the fifty days of Easter, the day when Jesus sent the

"You are witnesses of these things."

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY "You are witnesses of these things."Seventh Sunday in Easter (AscensionC), May 16, 2010BURNING QUESTION: What are the 5 reasons we pray?FEATURED BLOG: Today’s spontaneous = Tomorrow’s repetitiousPRIESTS STORIES: "May the Church Be Renewed By Holy Priests" PASTORAL HISPANA: Jesus subiendo al cielo lleva nuestras esperanzas Dear Friends,Some dioceses will be celebrating the

"Whoever loves me will keep my word"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAYSixth Sunday in Easter (6EasterC), May 9, 2010BURNING QUESTION: What is the Holy Spirit in your life?FEATURED STORY: What's bringing so many Catholics home?PRIEST STORIES: Priests aren't immune to temptations PASTORAL HISPANA: El Espiritu Santo nos Recordara TodoDear Friends,In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples that he is leaving them and returning to the Father.

"Feed my sheep"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY"Feed my sheep"Third Sunday in Easter (3EasterC), April 18, 2010BURNING QUESTION: Can we the sinful be part of Jesus’ mission?FEATURED BLOG: Rediscovering the Sacramental SensePRIEST STORIES: Pope - World Needs Voice of Teacher-PriestsPASTORAL HISPANA: Dios llega adonde nos encontramosDear Friends,When the curtain goes up on Sunday's Gospel, the apostles are back in Galilee

"Prepare the way of the Lord"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAYSecond Sunday of Advent (2AdvC), December 6, 2009BURNING QUESTION: Did John the baptist go to heaven right after death?FEATURED BLOG: Faithful in Living ThingsPASTORAL HISPANA: Preparen los caminos del Señor Dear Friends,It's the Second Sunday of Advent and the Sunday Readings tell the story of John the Baptist calling the people to repentance to prepare for the coming of the

"My kingdom does not belong to this world"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAYSolemnity of Christ the King (34B), November 22, 2009BURNING QUESTION: What Commandments require restitution?FEATURED BLOG: 100 Catholic Ways to PrayPRIESTS STORIES: Think you might have a religious vocation?PASTORAL HISPANA: Cristo es el Rey que está al servicio de la verdadDear Friends,This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King, the conclusion of the

"But of that day or hour, no one knows"

CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY"But of that day or hour, no one knows"Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (33B), November 15, 2009BURNING QUESTION: Better to pray or learn the Faith?FEATURED BLOG: Dear Congressman KennedyPRIEST STORIES: Priest donates kidney to parishionerPASTORAL HISPANA: Jesús le da sentido al fin del mundoDear Friends,This 33rd Sunday is the last of the Ordinary Sundays of the year and