Deacon Greg Kandra is an award-winning author and journalist, and creator of the blog “The Deacon’s Bench.” ...

Since ancient times, Romans 13 has been read by Christians at Advent. To wake up spiritually to the reality of Christ’s ...

Sunday marks a significant anniversary for the U.S. -- the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. For some, like new high school freshmen, the attacks are merely a historical fact, occurring before ...

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash. America is launching daily Scripture reflections—published year-round—to help you break open the daily Mass readings. Written by the Jesuits, lay editors and ...

The joy of the Lord is our strength, and in Him we discover who we really are: this was the focus of Pope Francis’ reflection following the readings of the day at Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa ...