J. Augustine Di Noia, O.P. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. On Tuesday, following an in-flight explosion, a hot air balloon crashed near Luxor in Egypt, killing nineteen tourists—“cremating” them, ...
During his address, the Pope reflected on this Third Sunday of Lent’s Gospel reading about the barren fig tree, drawing parallels between the patient farmer in the parable and God’s merciful approach ...
COMMENTARY: It is no accident that fruitfulness is now missing on the spiritual level. With some exceptions, it has been all but abandoned by the culture and even the faithful. Fruitfulness is a major ...
Seminarians learn how to prune young apple trees at an orchard in Prosser, Wash., from a migrant worker May 29, their first day in a summer migrant ministry program. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth) “I learn a ...