Yes, we should prefer “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays” because it is more expressive of the truth we are celebrating. But “Merry Christmas” will only regain its meaning if we live ...

Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Presentation of the Lord, Feb. 2, 2025.

National Evangelical School of Nabatieh (NESN) damaged in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. The predominantly Shiite city ...

Two or three said, ‘Merry Christmas.’ Most had little reaction ... years ago to include schoolchildren from St. Mary-Basha Catholic School in Chandler, Ariz. Dorame’s two daughters ...

No more of Christmas in your heart. You can just go to one of the ... authorised by Pope Gregory XIII. The Roman Catholic countries were quick to adopt the new calendar, followed by the United Kingdom ...

The Feast of the Presentation officially closes the Christmas season, 40 days after the Nativity, so there’s still one last ...

Indeed, may the cards keep coming all our lives, reminding us always to live lives that make every day a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Again. Wherever we are. Always.

If Candlemas be fair and bright, winter has another flight. If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, winter will not come ...

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

SS. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25. The Divine Liturgy was ...