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Around this time of year, children often lose sight of the true purpose of the Advent season—preparing to celebrate Jesus’s birth. Unfortunately they are not alone—we adults also lose our way and get caught up in the frenzy of the pre-Christmas season.
Concerned about the faith of single young men caught up in the industrial revolution in Germany, Blessed Adolph Kolping bucked social pressure by ministering to them. Today, the Kolping Society upholds the dignity of workers throughout the world.
Today’s Responsorial Psalm and its refrain present us with a challenge. The quality of our life is determined by the path that we follow. What path am I following in my life? What kind of harvest is it likely to produce?
Pope Francis sees Mary as a guide for all Christians and especially as a role model for the Church itself.
Simplicity is not about being poor and deprived; rather it’s about being filled with joy because our needs and wants are no longer consuming us.
The nativity scene is an important part of our celebration of Christ’s birth.
Thousands of people gathered in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe July 31, 2002, for the canonization of Juan Diego, to whom the Blessed Mother appeared in the 16th century. Pope John Paul II celebrated the ceremony at which the poor Indian peasant became the Church’s first saint indigenous to the Americas.
God’s creative power is active in our lives here and now. We need to be reminded occasionally of our need and God’s generosity lest we overlook God’s gifts or take them for granted.
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, is one of the centerpiece feasts of the Advent season.
Clearing your house of clutter might seem like the perfect project for Lent, it can be a fruitful Advent pursuit as well.
