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FaithThe Word
June 4, 2023, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: This Sunday’s readings for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity reveal a divine deliberation, which encourages readers to place their trust in a God whose love remains constant even when humanity’s loving response does not.
a priest wears a collar and talks in front of a beige background, he has gray hair and dark eyebrows
Politics & SocietyNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
At least $17 million has been transferred from the Vatican's U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest, the former head of the U.S. organization.
Sgt. Joyce Kilmer, as a member of the 165th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, c. 1918
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Among the 53,000 Americans killed in World War I was Joyce Kilmer, a distinguished poet and essayist who died in battle at the age of 31.
Outstretched palm
FaithScripture Reflections
Zac Davis
A Reflection for the Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis
A Black mother holds her infant child. (iStock/Goodboy Picture Company)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Mary Haddad
Maternal mortality has reached alarming levels in the U.S., especially in the Black community. The Catholic Health Association strongly supports a package of laws to better care for mothers and infants.
A screenshot of the Pope's Twitter account
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
The Vatican on Monday urged the Catholic faithful, and especially bishops, to be “reflective, not reactive” on social media, issuing guidelines to try to tame the toxicity on Catholic Twitter.
Pope Francis on the left shakes hands with Martin Scorsese in the center and Helen Morris Scorsese on the right in a daylight hall at the Vatican.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Catholic artists, poets, writers and filmmakers serve the church not by trying to “domesticate” Christ but by helping people challenge and expand their knowledge of the Lord, Pope Francis said.
Timelapse photo of people crossing a busy street
FaithScripture Reflections
Molly Cahill
A Reflection for the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Molly Cahill
Pope Francis delivers his homily during his Pentecost Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 28, 2023.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
In his homily for Pentecost Mass in St. Peter's Basilica May 28, the pope said that the Holy Spirit is "the heart of synodality and the driving force of evangelization."
Arts & CulturePoetry
Luke
And when the trembling shook the entire house it woke me into shock
Greg Chisholm, S.J., gestures while giving a homily
FaithPodcasts
Preach
In the inaugural episode of Preach, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., speaks with Greg Chisholm, S.J., about advice he received as a young priest, then Father Chisholm gives his homily for Holy Trinity Sunday.
photo of stained glass window depicting a dove
FaithScripture Reflections
Jill Rice
A Reflection for Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter, by Jill Rice
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Sister Lucía Caram, an Argentinian nun living in Spain, has made 18 journeys to the war-torn country over the past 15 months, usually bringing humanitarian aid and returning home with refugees or wounded soldiers.
Arts & CultureBooks
James T. Keane
Martin Amis leaves behind a remarkable corpus of fiction, essays and memoir—even if he could be eminently dislikable.
Ritu Arya stars as Lena in director Nida Manzoor’s ‘Polite Society’
Arts & CultureIdeas
Kevin Christopher Robles
Nida Manzoor’s goal is to show that the culture surrounding Islam is as three dimensional and dynamic as any other faith’s.
Cardinal Blase Cupich points to himself in outdoor hallway in Rome, Italy.
FaithNews
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
In his first interview since the report was released Tuesday, Cardinal Cupich expressed surprise that the 125 new cases involved some priests he had never heard of.
FaithFaith in Focus
Kevin Clarke
Birth and death bookend our temporal experience, but we are called to fill everything between them with love and mercy and decency, not cling to fantasies of a fraudulent eternity.
An actor depicting a Catholic brother appears on screen
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV News
Actor Shia LaBeouf portrays St. Pio of Pietrelcina in the new drama “Padre Pio,” which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in U.S. theaters and on demand June 2.
a nun's body is laid out in her habit atop a red covered platform, in the aisle of a chapel, you can see a few of the pews beside it
FaithNews
Gina Christian - OSV NewsMegan Marley - OSV News
The body of Benedictine Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster of the Most Holy Rosary was found to be incorruptible. She founded an interracial, contemplative Benedictine community that bridged racial divides in the Church.
FaithPodcasts
Jesuitical
This week, Jesuitical is joined by Sister Donna Dodge, the president of the Sisters of Charity of New York, which recently decided to embark on a “path to completion.”