Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2026.

Find today’s readings here. There is a lot of wisdom to be had in this particular Gospel passage from Matthew, but I want to spend this reflection talking about the importance of wine to the Christian ...

Even before its publication, gay Catholic journalist Michael O'Loughlin's book Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear, about the ministry of Catholics ...