For Deacon Franz Fruehwald, Christmas with its decorations and shopping seems to arrive earlier each year. It’s easy to get distracted, which is why Advent helps us stay alert and prepare for the Lord ...

Advent begins this Sunday, inviting Christians into a season of reflection, patience, and hope as they prepare their hearts ...

I came to myself in a dark wood, For the straight way was lost (“Inferno,” 1.1). It is perhaps the primordial moment of the spiritual life, a sudden sense that we have lost the way and now must find ...

The lack of church decor also teaches about the penitential nature of the season. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the ...

Cardinal McElroy said her Little Way points believers toward daily cooperation with grace through small acts of love and ...

Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and gospel for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Dec. 14, 2025.

Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:12 -4: 2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Imagine the future. It is what we do as humans. If you are raising children, you have surely thought of who they will be ...

In his homily for the first Sunday of Advent, the pope referred to the first reading (Isaiah 2:1-5) as "one of the most ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 7, 2025.

Growing up in my family meant a steady flow of house guests throughout the year. While it was mostly old friends and relatives, even the occasional exchange student, college student on a choir tour, ...