Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, March 8, 2026.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday urged Catholics to read, reread, and be passionate about the Gospel. In his Angelus address on Oct. 31, the Pope said that familiarity with Sacred Scripture leads ...

A couple of years ago, Marvin Stottlemire came up with a new twist on starting the Advent season. Why not present a dramatic reading of the entire Gospel of Mark — and do it in one program?

“What does it mean to be a prophet?” This is the challenge preachers must wrestle with and present to their congregations over and over, says Luke Timothy Johnson, a renowned Scripture scholar, ...

Beginning this week and continuing until Lent, Catholics will be listening to the Gospel of Mark at weekday Eucharists. This wasn’t always the case. When I was growing up in the 1950s and early 1960s, ...

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

Father Matthew Snowden lights a candle after reading the third Gospel during the 12 Gospels Orthros service at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church on Thursday, April 28, 2016.