In preparation for Christmas, Scott Warden focuses his column on how he and his family are preparing their hearts to welcome Christ: “As the holidays approach, one universal truth that we can all appreciate is ...
During the closing days of Advent, included in the Church’s Office of Readings, we pray the O Antiphons. Leonard DeLorenzo writes: “Each of these prayers draws us back into salvation history — principally through Old ...
As we prepare for Mass on the Second Sunday of Advent, Father Joshua Whitfield writes that as we continue to journey through Advent together, we are called to remember that just as Christ came to ...
If the Lord were coming, what would you do? Would you pray and prepare your heart? Would you examine your conscience and mend your ways? Would you seek out others to proclaim the good news? ...
In her latest column, assistant editor Ava Lalor writes about how Advent is the beginning of the new liturgical year in the Church calendar. But do we treat it that way, and should we? There ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With Advent coming during an ongoing pandemic, Christians are called to hold on to hope and foster a season of compassion and tenderness, Pope Francis said. During Advent this year, too, ...
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board reflects on how to embrace Advent as a season of waiting: “Here we are again at Advent, a season that is defined by marking time, by counting the days ...
This past year of Saint Joseph has afforded all of us an opportunity to examine Saint Joseph and his impact on our faith life. As we prepare to conclude the Year of Saint Joseph on ...
Gretchen Crowe writes that “Advent is just around the corner, and with its arrival comes the return of one of my favorite new traditions. No, it’s not setting up the Nativity scene with the kids, ...
Editorial director for periodicals Gretchen Crowe shares a fact about herself: Planning ahead is not one of her natural fortés. This especially applies to Christmas shopping. But after reading recommendations to begin her Christmas shopping ...
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