• LATEST
    • Christ's wounds shout the credibility of his message
    • Lent calls us to hard work of loving others back into the faith
    • During Lent, start fresh with the Church's penitential practices
    • Healings are a reminder that for Christians, body and soul both matter
    • All Christians by baptism are called to be prophets
  • 2021-02-28T03:05:47-04002021-02-21T02:32:28-04002021-02-14T03:36:23-04002021-02-06T20:11:44-04002021-01-31T02:15:25-0400

logo

  • John L. Allen Jr.
  • Inés San Martin
  • Staff
    • John L. Allen Jr.
    • Inés San Martín
    • Charles Collins
    • Elise Ann Allen
    • John Lavenburg
    • Fr Jeff Kirby
    • Nirmala Carvalho
    • Charles C. Camosy
    • Eduardo Campos Lima
    • Paulina Guzik
    • Claire Page
  • Categories
    • Vatican
    • US
    • UK and Ireland
    • Middle East
    • Americas
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Oceania
    • Interviews
  • Video / Podcasts
    • Video
      • Last Week in the Church
      • Interviews
    • Podcasts
  • Support Us
  • Contact Us
    • Subscribe
    • Advertising

Commentary

  • Home
  •  
  • Commentary



  • Christ’s wounds shout the credibility of his message

    Christ’s wounds shout the credibility of his message

    • Feb 28, 2021

    As a help to our Lenten observance, every second Sunday of the sacred season, the Church gives us the account of the Lord’s Transfiguration.

    By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
  • Lent calls us to hard work of loving others back into the faith

    Lent calls us to hard work of loving others back into the faith

    • Feb 21, 2021

    We are called to take the hard and oftentimes long road of “loving others back” into the consolation of faith and into the fold of the Church.

    By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
  • During Lent, start fresh with the Church’s penitential practices

    During Lent, start fresh with the Church’s penitential practices

    • Feb 14, 2021

    Lent is an opportunity to mark the calendar, start fresh, and renew some things in our lives.

    By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
  • Healings are a reminder that for Christians, body and soul both matter

    Healings are a reminder that for Christians, body and soul both matter

    • Feb 6, 2021

    This Sunday at Mass, believers continue to walk through Saint Mark’s Gospel. Last weekend, the Gospel recounted how the Lord Jesus exorcised a bad spirit in the synagogue of Capernaum.

    By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
  • All Christians by baptism are called to be prophets

    All Christians by baptism are called to be prophets

    • Jan 31, 2021

    The prophets in ancient Israel were summoned by God to speak his words. They were oftentimes words of warning, admonishment, and correction, as well as renewal, blessing, and hope.

    By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
  • Gospel’s call to repentance challenges our personal status quo

    Gospel’s call to repentance challenges our personal status quo

    • Jan 24, 2021

    A call to repentance challenges the status quo. It calls on people to pause and evaluate where things are and where they’d want them to be.

    By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ›
  • »

Most Read

  • Christ's wounds shout the credibility of his message
    • Feb 28, 2021

Latest Stories

  • Christ’s wounds shout the credibility of his message
    Christ's wounds shout the credibility of his message
    • Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
    • Commentary
  • Lent calls us to hard work of loving others back into the faith
    Lent calls us to hard work of loving others back into the faith
    • Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
    • Commentary
  • During Lent, start fresh with the Church’s penitential practices
    During Lent, start fresh with the Church's penitential practices
    • Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
    • Commentary
  • Healings are a reminder that for Christians, body and soul both matter
    Healings are a reminder that for Christians, body and soul both matter
    • Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
    • Commentary
  • All Christians by baptism are called to be prophets
    All Christians by baptism are called to be prophets
    • Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
    • Commentary
  • Gospel’s call to repentance challenges our personal status quo
    Gospel's call to repentance challenges our personal status quo
    • Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
    • Commentary
  • We’re not baptized into an economy, party or country, but into Christ
    We're not baptized into an economy, party or country, but into Christ
    • Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
    • Commentary
  • The Baptism of the Lord is also the celebration of our own baptism
    The Baptism of the Lord is also the celebration of our own baptism
    • Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
    • Commentary
KeepCrux

Independent

×

For the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks, you can help keep the lights on at Crux.

KeepCrux

Independent

Donate Popup Image

For the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks, you can help keep the lights on at Crux.

  • Price: $0.00
  • *
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
×

Quick Links

Currents News The Tablet DeSales Media Group in the Diocese of Brooklyn Angelus News The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Catholic Standard Catholic TV

About Crux

We’re a news site dedicated to offering the very best in smart, wired and independent coverage of the Vatican and the Catholic Church.

Connect with us

Podcast:
  • Listen on Apple Podcasts
  • Listen on Spotify
  • Listen on Stitcher
  • Listen on Amazon Alexa
  • Listen on Google Podcasts
  • Listen on TuneIn

Latest

  • Blog Template
    Pope prays for upcoming trip to Iraq to meet 'martyred church'
    • Pope in Iraq, Vatican
    • Mar 3, 2021
  • Blog Template
    Congo's bishops say diplomat's death drew attention to insecurity
    • Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
    • Mar 3, 2021
  • Blog Template
    Pope Francis names new bishop for U.S. Virgin Islands
    • Catholic News Service, Church in the US
    • Mar 3, 2021
  • Blog Template
    U.S. Chaldean Catholics hope pope's Iraq trip brings peace, reconciliation
    • Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East, Pope in Iraq
    • Mar 3, 2021
  • Blog Template
    Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed
    • Associated Press, Church in Africa
    • Mar 3, 2021
  • About Crux

  • Contact Us

  • Advertising

  • Privacy

  • Cookies

Top

© 2021 Crux Catholic Media Inc. LBC-Round-Logo