"Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’" (John 14:6). This Bible verse comes from the Gospel of John, one of the four gospel ...

Still Small Voice is a collection of 18 interviews with clergy tackling 18 questions about God, published during the month of Elul, a time of Jewish reflection and accountability. Click here to read ...

When I was little, I pored over the stories of the saints, especially the martyrs. I was morbidly fascinated by stories of little 6-year-old Conchita of the Drooping Veil who loved God so passionately ...

You may recall, if you were here last week at this Mass, that in our reflection about the Scriptures of last Sunday, I connected it with a passage from the book of the prophet Isaiah, talking about ...

A mother’s love for her children is one of the strongest and most mysterious forces in the world. It carries her through the pain of childbirth. It washes over her face as she smiles at her baby for ...

San Diego Reader: What is your favorite subject on which to preach? Mother Regan Schutz: God loves you. We have an entire world around us telling us the contrary. The messages we get from the world ...

John 3:16-18 states, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the ...

Sunday, Oct. 29, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 22:20-26; Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40. There was an expression common among the ...

I remember from early in grade school learning catechism and learning the definition of God: God is three persons in one God. Probably all of you (at least many of you) remember learning the same ...

Pope Benedict VXI traveled to Rome from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo for his Aug. 10 general audience. He met with 6,000 people in Paul VI Hall, including a number of young people on their ...

One viewpoint: God needs us. God is vulnerable. God has a need for humans for his ongoing mission. God might feel lonely without humans. Who will sing his songs if we are not there? Another thought: ...

Reading the arguments about which bathrooms transgender people “should” be allowed to use feels painfully familiar.