It was December and the night was crisp and chilly. From my doorway I watched in awe as a magnificent scene unfolded before me. A candlelight procession of...
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Every year, as soon as Advent arrived, my parents would tell stories about how Christmas was celebrated “back home” in the Philippines, where they had been...
As the novel coronavirus pandemic closed churches and moved Mass and other religious celebrations online, conversations started happening among Catholics about...
The story goes that one Christmas Eve St. Francis of Assisi thought of a new way to share the news of God’s amazing love and mercy, a way that would speak to...
“A whirlwind season in our lives” are the words writer, wife, mother, and blogger Lisa Kirk used to describe December 2017. Living far from relatives, she and...
Perhaps no tradition fills us with as many pleasant memories as the Christmas nativity scene. Times of wonder and joy come alive when we remember the details...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: Holiday travel. Our adult children who live far away plan to visit at Christmas. Due to...
Readings (Year B) Isaiah 61:1–2A, 10–11Luke 1:46–48, 49–50, 53–54.1 Thessalonians 5:16–24John 1:6–8, 19–28 Reflection: Rejoice in God-with-us It was my fifth...
No se puede hablar de la iglesia sin historias, dice Natalia Imperatori-Lee, teóloga y profesora de estudios religiosos en Manhattan College. En otras...
No había oído hablar de los claretianos ni de su fundador, St. Anthony Mary Claret. Fue hasta que un sacerdote nos dio una charla sobre ellos a los alumnos de...
