The gospel lectionary reading for the First Sunday of Epiphany/the Baptism of Christ in this Year C is Luke 3.15–17, 21–22. We have recently been exploring Luke 3 during Advent, having read the first ...

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Long before generative AI became a reality, its false promises of ease and justice appeared in science fiction—and the desert ...

Some 210 feet below, the Temple Square grounds are undergoing a similar makeover that will eventually include 14 new ...

Going to the 10th chapter of John’s gospel, in verses 1 through 14, we find Jesus referring to himself as the Good Shepherd, ...

In the wake of the Pope’s prison visit Dec. 26, the Register spoke with Catholic prison-ministry workers around the United ...

A new and more adequate picture of human nature might be computers connected to the World Wide Web. Productivity and ...

The Synoptic Gospels tell of Jesus preaching in the synagogue of his native Nazareth where people first speak highly of him but later reject him for hurting their pride as God’s chosen by mentioning ...

Are you confident that God is watching you, listening to your words and searching your heart during times of difficulty or ...

Sister Tonia of the Heart of Jesus Borsellino became a religious sister of the Mercedarians of the Blessed Sacrament and ...

The release of the much-anticipated fifth season of “The Chosen” is quickly creeping up. In celebration of the holiday season ...

The start of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee is introduced by a somber note: the arrest of John the Baptist. Matthew will later tell the story in detail: Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee under the Roman ...