For Gaudete Sunday next weekend, Timothy O’Malley writes in his reflection that we Christians celebrating Advent might learn from the “not-ness” of John the Baptist. John’s “not-ness” is not an occasion of self-abnegation. His mission ...
There has been little reason to rejoice in 2020, the majority of which has been spent under the dark cloud of pandemic. Yet rejoicing is what many Catholic leaders were doing on the eve of ...
Celebrating Gaudete Sunday, Renée Roden writes that even in pandemic times, “Our lives need events. The rhythm of life demands the interruption of the ordinary. These celebrations break through our daily lives to shout: “This ...
Gretchen R. Crowe reminds us in this week’s No Greater Joy column, that celebrating and sharing the Good News, both in our Church and in Scripture, reminds us of the joy ever-present in our Church. ...
Myanmar’s military junta has committed crimes against humanity amid ongoing conflicts in the country following the coup last year, said a new report by the United Nations
Missio, one of Germany’s Pontifical Mission Societies, marked the third World Day Against Witch Hunts Aug. 10 by warning that the phenomenon is on the increase worldwide