Virgin Mary

Scripture for Life: Neither church nor society has probably ever been quite ready for Mary of Nazareth. Her Magnificat leads us to seek God in the times and places where the lowly are cherished and the hungry filled.

Commentary: What has the pandemic taught us? What have we learned about our faith, the centrality of the Eucharist, and the importance of being a part of the local body of Christ that we call parish?

Young Voices: I decided that if I couldn't find the words to pray, maybe others could and I could put them together into something we could all use. I asked my friends to share their prayers with me.

It’s important to understand that the Mary we meet on Mother’s Day in 2020 is not the same Palestinian Jewish girl who gave birth to Jesus 2,000 years ago. Nor is Mary a sentimentally perfect woman, meek, mild and passive, a religious Hallmark card who has come to represent the idealized mother figure most of our own mothers would struggle to measure up to.

Christians are commemorating Jesus' crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking Good Friday in a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic.

Pastors across the United States delivered sermons to empty pews March 15 as houses of worship adjusted to the reality of the coronavirus pandemic, with the Vatican indicating that the holiest week on its calendar will look vastly different next month.

Scripture for Life: Family relationships are often complex, complicated and ever-changing. Families today are diverse. Power relations within families are also diverse.

Thousands across the country participate in Good Friday Way of the Cross processions, connecting the dramatic events of Christianity's most solemn day to modern issues facing society.