Catholic Saints

The Little Flower is a good patron for our lenten walk with Jesus. His words about humble service are meant for all who would become his followers.

Confession of sin is the theme of our First Reading today, as the people of God confess their disobedience to the Lord and seek God’s forgiveness.

In Lent we read stories about Abraham—the description of God’s covenant with him and the story of his willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac, for example.

The tale of Queen Esther has all the elements of a great story. We can imagine her, the beautiful bride of a pagan king, ruler of Persia, reigning in a lavish Middle Eastern court.

We can’t help but look at Noah through the lens of our modern sense of what’s acceptable behavior.

Isaiah 58:9b–14; Psalm 86:1–2, 3–4, 5–6; Luke 5:27–32 Luke—and Mark—tell us the story of Levi, a tax collector whom Jesus calls as a follower in today’s Gospel passage. Levi promptly throws a party for Jesus. More tax collectors and others ...