Reviewing the Rev. Wil Gafney's new A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church (Church Publishing) has filled me with gratitude and delight. This long-awaited resource is a rare combination of ...

On March 10, I attended an online webinar, "Reading the Bible in the Lectionary: Gift and Challenge," offered by the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College. The presenter, Ursuline Sr.

Presenter: Eileen Schuller, O.S.U. Many people’s main interaction with the Bible is through the readings of Scripture presented in the Sunday Lectionary. And in many ways, the revision of the ...

Autumn, to John Keats, was a “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,” but to preachers of the Catholic Lectionary, it can be a season of bafflement. As Ordinary Time ends each year and Advent begins ...

The readings over the past weeks have highlighted characteristics of discipleship, emphasizing humility, wisdom and service. Today we encounter another important quality: generosity. The first reading ...

(UNDATED) On Dec. 4, 1963, the Second Vatican Council issued “The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy,” a document outlining far-reaching reforms for Catholic liturgical life. It allowed for the ...

For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page, which includes Owens's current Living by the Word column as well as past magazine and blog content. For ...