Baton Rouge parishes honor St. Joseph with altars, keeping Sicilian traditions alive across the Capital Region.

Today, our Advent time of waiting turns the final corner, and the promise of light in darkness begins to sparkle on our horizon. Our readings speak of signs that proclaim God’s love — God’s closeness, ...

The Reed of God, a meditation on the humanity of Mary by Caryll Houselander (1901-1954), the English Catholic spiritual writer, has long been considered a “spiritual classic,” but in the final weeks ...

A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Advent As a kid, the readings during Advent always felt special. I locked into the readings during that time of year since I knew they would precede ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as “Rorate Caeli (Drop down, ye Heavens.” In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

Advent for some Christian denominations is a penitential season of waiting and longing in the four weeks before Christmas. The consumer-driven holiday season often overlooks the Advent themes of ...

The Church in the 21st Century Center is excited to share weekly reflections on Sundays during Advent from members of the Boston College community. The Second Sunday's reflection is offered by Molly ...

Advent “Coming” begins a new liturgical year for the Church and celebrates three comings of Christ: His birth into history 2000 years ago, which split time into BC/AD (contemplate that); his coming at ...

Dan Stevens and Christopher Plummer star in a scene from the movie “The Man Who Invented Christmas.” The OSV News classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of ...

The season of Advent is bursting with themes for reflection and opportunities for engagement with time. We are invited to slow down as a protest to the cultural push to add more to our to-do lists — ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as "Rorate Caeli (Drop Down, Ye Heavens)." In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...