CommunionArchbishop Richard G. Henning
Years ago, while participating in a marriage preparation program, I heard a talk by a couple who had a long and consistently loving marriage. They spoke about the importance of communication in a healthy ...
Telling the Stories, Enriching the SoulMaureen Crowley Heil
As I write this, the dome of Saint Peter's Basilica is looming large! Daria Braithwaite, our Mission Education Coordinator, and I are attending a mission course at the International Mission Animation ...
Here is your GodScott Hahn
John questions Jesus from prison in today's Gospel -- for his disciples' sake and for ours. He knows that Jesus is doing "the works of the Messiah," foretold in today's First Reading and ...
Scripture Reflection for Dec. 14, 2025, Third Sunday of AdventFather Joshua J. Whitfield
Is 35:1-6a, 10 Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 Jas 5:7-10 Mt 11:2-11 It was for them a kind of Advent. The disciples of John the Baptist were eager to see the Messiah. The story Matthew tells is that John ...
The first Advent: Honoring Jesus in the wombDr. R. Jared Staudt
Advent draws us to contemplate Christ's first coming, even as we expect his coming again in glory. The season contains an almost incomprehensible reality: God has become man, "infinity dwindled to ...
Do Catholics give things up for Advent?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: My dad gives up chocolate every year for both Lent and Advent. I always tell him that this is weird and that we're not supposed to give things up for Advent, only Lent. Which one of us is right? ...
A match made by heavenJaymie Stuart Wolfe
If you're not careful, planning a wedding can easily become a full-time job. But when you already have a full-time job and are moving to a new apartment, you've got to do everything in your power ...
Why authentic friendships outshine AI companionsSister Nancy Usselmann
There is beauty and value to friendships. Friends offer support in trials, increase happiness and reduce stress. Some friendships are temporary while others endure a lifetime. As human beings, we are ...
Liturgy of the Word -- CreedFather Robert M. O'Grady
Each Sunday and solemnity, following a period of reflection after the homily, we recite or chant the Creed. There are two options: The Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed. We are hearing a good ...
PietaArchbishop Richard G. Henning
As you enter St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, there is a special chapel on the right side near the entrance. The chapel houses Michelangelo's Pieta -- an image of Our Lady cradling the body of her ...
