SEASONS & CELEBRATIONS

Pope: Gifts and parties are OK, but don't forget Jesus at Christmas

Exchanging Christmas gifts and organizing holiday...

‘Not truly Christmas without the poor’

In a secular society that commences celebration preparations in October and attempts to sever Jesus from ...

Student turns greeting card sales into 300+ toys for kids in hospitals

A determined eighth grader from St. Paul School, ...

CORRECTION: What is the liturgical calendar?

The liturgical calendar is omnipresent in Catholic life.

Pope marks 800th anniversary of Nativity scene, asks prayers for Holy Land

Away in a cave near Greccio, Italy, ...

Why the Magnificat is the perfect prayer in Advent

Anyone who says evening prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours ...

Discovering Dickens’ other Christmas tale

Few pieces of English literature are more closely associated with Christmas than Charles Dickens’ ...

Sacraments, strategy help Catholics stay sober amid holidays, say experts

The Christmas season can be challenging for those in addiction recovery...

Bishop hosts Christmas celebration for retired priests

Retired priests from the Diocese welcomed Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe encourages me to be an authentic model of faith

I have a unique relationship with Mary.

First Sunday of Advent celebrated in Diocese

Parishes in the Diocese joined the Church throughout the world in ...

Answer Advent call for vigilance with charity, confession, Pope suggests

The Advent call for "vigilance" does not mean staying awake...

Let it be done to me!

What if the best thing for us to do during Advent ...

Insta-culture and a powerful Advent lesson on delayed gratification

When my sisters and I were young, my mother would spend all of Advent...

QUESTION: What are the rules for Catholics and Christmas trees?

When I was a kid we put up the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve...


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