Reading: bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072025.cfm

Julian Osborn, a first year seminarian, discusses the call to priestly vocation and the seminary life this week on OVC.

Jackson Landers, a member of the St. Mark teen group describes his pilgrimage to Rome and attending Pope Francis' funeral. What did he think? This week on OVC.

What does it mean to be a 'self'?  Am I the result of social pressures? Is my true self to be found in my emotions? Am I a creature made in the image and likeness of God, whatever that means? Oh, yes! It means quite a lot. The Acts of the Apostles, early Christian preaching and my true self, this week on OVC.

The Book of Revelation is mysterious, unless you know the code. The secret code is the true worship of God. Revelation is based on the liturgy of the Mass. Through all the ups and downs of life, Catholics are called to true worship.

Art: The Last Judgment, Master of the Orléans Triptych French ca. 1500

Readings: bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051125.cfm

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The Greco-Roman world had very dark understandings of death and the possibility of continued existence. The Jews, late in their history, came to a belief among, at least the Pharisees, that a resurrection of the dead would happen at the end of time. The Christians upended all of that - Christ is risen and the tomb is empty. Deal with it!

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050425.cfm

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In the Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter, St. Thomas doubts the Resurrection. What is the difference between a difficulty, a doubt and skepticism? Important distinctions in the quest for truth. This week on OVC.

Art: Portrait of Blaise PascalAugustin de Saint-Aubin French, After Augustin Pajou,  French, 1802 (Public domaine)