
Watch for him
Scott Hahn
The new Church year begins with a plea for God's visitation. "Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down," the prophet Isaiah cries in today's First Reading. In today's Psalm, too, ...
Give the Gift of Hope to the MissionsMaureen Crowley Heil
Advent is a season of preparation, a time to begin anew spiritually and ready a home for the Christ Child in our hearts. Our culture, however, pulls us in other directions and we find ourselves faced ...
General principles of Sacrosanctum Concilium, especially the MassFather John F. Baldovin, SJ
The second chapter of the constitution turns to the Eucharist in particular. This chapter reaffirms a number of the theological and pastoral principles set out in the first chapter, among them the richer ...
The Didache: An ancient catechism, a contemporary messageKenneth Craycraft
Only 150 years ago, in October 1873, Eastern Orthodox theologian (and later Metropolitan of Nicomedia) Philotheos Bryennios made a monumental discovery in the bowels of the library of the Great School ...
The Sacred Heart Review publishes its first issue 135 years agoThomas Lester
On Dec. 1, 1888 -- 135 years ago -- appeared the first issue of the Sacred Heart Review, a weekly newspaper published by Sacred Heart Parish in Cambridge. The first issue provides insight into the publication's ...
'Longing': Learning about Eucharistic desire from St. Elizabeth Ann SetonMichael R. Heinlein
My family made a recent visit to the new museum at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I've always been drawn to St. Elizabeth's story. I remember how it fascinated ...
Sunday Scripture: Reflections for Dec. 3, First Sunday in AdventJem Sullivan
Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 1 Cor 1:3-9 Mk 13:33-37 Advent offers us a graced time to recognize that the deepest longings of our heart are for God. The prophet Isaiah shines ...
How to mix religion and politicsRussell Shaw
After Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, the New York Times pronounced him part of the Christian nationalist movement. Then it hastened to find a sociologist ...
What are the rules for Catholics and Christmas trees?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: When I was a kid, we put up the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve and took it down a day or two after Christmas. As an adult, I put the tree up a day or two after Thanksgiving and left it up until Jan. ...
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