The beginning is important. We all like to make a good first impression and get off to a good start. Aristotle reasoned that a small error in the beginning can lead ...

Edward Sri is provost and professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado, and is the author of several books, including The Bible Compass: A Catholic’s Guide to Navigating the ...

In this file photo, Pope Francis leads his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Jan. 27, 2021. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) Listen ROME — Praying with Scripture ...

Hardness of heart. Scripture uses this image to describe those who are impenetrably stubborn, those who are unwilling or unable to see God’s glory or to reorient their lives to God’s call and claims.

Find today’s readings here. Is it possible that God knows my heart if I don’t always feel like I know it myself? In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that we cannot “serve God and mammon,” and that it ...