This Advent season, a leading expert on Christian persecution around the world and religious freedom issues weighed in on how to stay rooted in faith and key values — and how to remain focused on the ...

See the Church’s seasons through the eyes of the Church rather than those of the world. A young Sri gathers a piece of hay to add to Christ’s manger for a good deed as part of Advent activities to ...

The term “Advent” originated from Latin “adventus,” which means “coming” or “arrival.” The Latin term, translated from the Greek word “Parousia,” is the term used in the New Testament’s original text ...

Waiting is rarely easy for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for children. Watching the clock until recess, waiting in line at lunch, or taking turns with a favorite toy can stretch even the ...

"When Christ came into the world, he said: 'Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; in holocausts and sin offerings you took no delight. Then I said, "As is written ...

This is French artist James Tissot’s depiction of the prophet Malachi, who predicted the arrivals of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) As the Old ...

When Jesus speaks these words in Matthew’s Gospel, we might suppose he is lauding a righteous member of his own community—a person who checked all of the boxes according to the Jewish laws, a person ...

Finn and Maeve, our dogs, get very excited about the prospect of peanut butter. Lately my husband, Justin, and I have been scent training the pups with kibble and peanut butter around the house. The ...

We’re really into the heart of Advent now, and I hope that you’ve been able to spend time with some of the beautiful readings of the season, among the most beautiful in the whole church year. Most of ...

"Our hearts are restless, until they can find rest in you." St. Augustine of Hippo "Our only desire and our one choice should be this: I want and I choose what better leads to God's deepening life in ...

On this first Sunday of Advent there is a new sense of hope, optimism, joy and love being unleashed upon us. There is a feeling of great expectation that something significant is about to happen as we ...