In her latest column, editorial director Gretchen Crowe writes about how her family is making the most of the Advent and Christmas seasons. While Thanksgiving was and Christmas will be quieter than most years, Crowe ...
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 ...
Concelebrating Mass with newly created cardinals, Pope Francis said Advent is a time to be vigilant, hopeful and helpful.
People of faith who believe in the heaven that awaits them should not be caught up with ...
For the Second Sunday of Advent, Timothy O’Malley says “Christians must maintain our posture of vigilance. Christ is coming.” O’Malley says that the very same longing we have for the end of COVID-19, for the ...
This Advent, Michelle Jones guides readers through four weeks of reflection based on the Gospel readings for the four Sundays of Advent and the four women Doctors of the Church: Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of ...
In its latest editorial, the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes that Advent is a time when the Church invites us to slow down, savor the anticipation of Christmas and prepare our hearts for the ...
Preparing for the first Sunday of Advent, Timothy O’Malley asks, “Are we ready to recognize the coming of our Lord, the apocalypse of God’s final judgment?” If we are not, Advent is the time to ...
Shaun McAfee writes that each passing Advent helps him to consider the conditions and anxieties of the first Christmas, which is why praying the Joyful Mysteries with heartfelt contemplation comes as a timely advantage. There ...
Joe Grabowski writes, “It’s true. The End Times are indeed upon us!” He says, “The season of Advent and the preceding weeks of Ordinary Time mean to bring home this urgency to us, by focusing ...