The pope urged seminarians to seek out and visit elderly priests, who are “the church’s treasure.”
Seminarians learn more from their leaders’ lives than words, pope says
Sunday Scripture readings: June 13, 2021
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: Ez 17:22-24
Second reading: 2 Cor 5:6-10
Gospel: Mk 4:26-34
Church must learn to listen to families, pope says
Pope Francis said the church must learn to “listen actively to families, and at the same time to involve them as subjects of pastoral care.”
Online discernment series offers ‘concrete, practical’ advice on vocations
Father Michael Zimmerman has written and produced an online vocations discernment series called “Scivias.”
Eucharist is bread of sinners, not reward of saints, pope says
“The Eucharist is meant to nourish those who are tired and hungry along the journey, let’s not forget this!” the pope said in his homily during Mass June 6.
Saint of the Week: Blessed Jolenta of Poland
Also known as Helen of Poland and Yolanda of Poland, Jolenta was beatified in 1827.
Ask Father Tom: The pearl of forgiveness
St. Rita teaches us that forgiveness is like a pearl of great price: while not changing the past, it does free us for a future full of hope.
Catholic social teaching: Preferential option for the poor
A preferential option for the poor and vulnerable must go way beyond occasionally donating foods. The Church must intentionally bring those on the margins into the full membership of society, work for justice to fix broken systems and advocate for the voiceless and powerless.