"Lord, hear our prayer." How much thought or emotion do you put into those words at each liturgy? Is it a plea or just a rote response? Perhaps a subtle bit of social justice promotion? A reminder ...

Rejoice, for God is in our midst! Rejoice, for God’s realm is on the horizon! Rejoice, the moral and spiritual arcs of history bend toward justice! On this Third Advent Sunday, we proclaim that ...

Sunday, Dec. 17, is the Third Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 61:1-2A, 10-11; Luke 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28. This Sunday is traditionally called ...

In Jesuit Fr. Bill Cain's rendition of The Diary of Jesus Christ, we hear Jesus talk about listening to his mother sing her favorite song, the "Magnificat." (We pray it today as our responsorial psalm ...

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-17). The third Sunday of Advent marks a pivotal change in the liturgical season of Advent, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby told Fox News Digital. Kirby ...

The question is posed in the poem “Ash Wednesday,” T. S. Eliot’s searing indictment of modernity’s spiritual sterility. No time to rejoice for those who walk among noise and deny the voice Our culture ...

The third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday, is a time to pause and rejoice. Joy is different from happiness and can exist even during times of difficulty or grief. Small, unexpected moments ...

The dream has more combinations than I can count, but the issue is always the same: Something terribly important is nigh, for better or worse, and I am not ready. Try as I might, there is just too ...

A cherished tradition in many churches and Christian homes during the four weeks leading up to Christmas is the use of an Advent wreath to ritually mark the time. The faithful can prayerfully count ...

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 11.12.2022).- Pope Francis prayed the Angelus on Sunday, December 11, before 25,000 pilgrims, gathered in Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican. The reason for the special ...

With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent season in preparation for one of the holiest days of the year. Advent, a four-week season leading up to Christmas on ...