Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Summertime, and the Learning is Easy...


Dear Friends,

Here are some online sites that help me connect with other believers. If you visit these sites, you will find news, scripture reflections, interviews, and prayer resources. Enjoy!

God’s Word, Many Voices (godswordmanyvoices.org)
  • weekly Sunday scripture homilies
  • gifted and educated lay Catholic writers
  • home grown in Rochester diocese

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (
usccb.org)
  • scripture for weekdays and feasts, with daily e-mail and podcast
  • news and official statements by our bishops
  • resource for questions about liturgy and Church teaching

Pope Leo and the Vatican (
vatican.va)
  • pictures and daily news bulletins
  • texts of Pope’s homilies and statements
  • written and visual resources for church history, practice, doctrine

America Magazine Podcasts (
americamagazine.org)
There are several, the latest one being The spiritual life with Fr. James Martin, SJ
  • Interviews on life with God
  • Guests include Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, OP; Mary Karr; Stephen Colbert; Whoopie Goldberg; Pete Buttigieg

Daily TV Mass (
dailytvmass.com)
  • well produced 30-minute Canadian broadcast
  • excellent homilies and some music
  • our SSJ Motherhouse community has been praying with this community five times a week since COVID

Hoping for your summer refreshment,

Susan Schantz SSJ