The recent publication of the tenth and final volume of The Sermons of John Donne has brought to a close one of the great homiletic publishing events of the twentieth century. (The Sermons of John ...

Last week and this week, the Gospel has us make the acquaintance of John the Baptist. Last week, we were introduced to his mission in the Jordan Valley at a particular given moment to baptize as a ...

“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart” (Psalm 90:12-13). The Lectionary gives us Mark’s lurid account of the decapitation of John the Baptist on this commemoration of ...

Today’s commemoration may cover more than one person: John, the young Apostle called with his brother James on the shores of the sea of Galilee; John, the author of the fourth Gospel and identified ...

Clergymen process during the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday outside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, March 29, 2024. (OSV News/Gonzalo Fuentes) Good Friday begins in silence. The presider lies ...