You can think of “taking up your cross” as a way of dealing with the daily stresses and burdens of life, but in the scriptural sense it means more than keeping your patience.

Today is Father's Day. "Father" is a powerful title in every culture. It refers to the man biologically responsible for your existence. But it's also a term of respect for any male elder or superior in the community.

One time when Jesus was off praying by himself, his disciples nearby, he asked them, “What are the crowds saying about me, about who I am?”

The Broadway musical Miss Saigon is set in Vietnam. When the U.S. pulls out, the title character is left behind, pregnant with the son of an American GI who does not even know the child exists.

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Do not the angels differ from us in this respect, that they do not want so many things as we do? Therefore the less we need, the more we are on our way to them.  —Saint John Chrysostom