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ADVENTCAzT 2017 22: The very place consecrated by tradition
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 24, 2017 at 12:01 am
Here is ADVENTCAzT 22, for the 4th Sunday of Advent which is the Vigil of Christmas.
Tomorrow is Christmas Day.
Alfred Edersheim, a 19th century Jewish convert and Biblical...
Advent Reconciles Mother and Preborn Child
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 24, 2017 at 12:00 am Advent is a time when believers focus on the coming of Christ. We reflect on His first coming, we prepare for His second coming, and we open ...
Holy Impatience: A Pro-life Christmas Reflection
Catholic Online - Featured News - Dec 24, 2017 at 12:00 am Holy Impatience: A Pro-life Christmas Reflection -- Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life
Learning from the Shepherds at Midnight Mass
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:05 pm This message, indeed, “cannot leave us indifferent.” Because it is true, “it changes everything.” There is something beautifully symbolic about the tradition of Midnight Mass. It...
Discovering God’s Magnificent Plan Just for You
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:04 pm When God has a Different Plan I think most of us can remember an occasion when we had something all planned out. It might have been something relatively minor or it might have...
Daily Catholic Quote — from C. S. Lewis
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:02 pm “Is there any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire?” (C.S. Lewis, Letters) —C.S. Lewis was an Anglican; many of his insights were profoundly...
Encountering the Word — Luke 2:4-6
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:01 pm “And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to...
Daily Gospel Reflection for December 24, 2017 - 4th Sunday of Advent
CatholicMom.com - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:01 pm Today’s Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 – 4th Sunday of Advent
“Man’s limitations are always God’s port of entry.” – Gertrude von le Fort
“How can this be?” How often do we ask this question...
The incredible modern day manger, just steps from where Jesus was born
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm Thousands flock to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, but just steps away is something quite amazing.“They say it’s always Christmas in Bethlehem,” said Michele Bowe one...
A small group with a huge mission: Hebrew-speaking Catholics in Israel
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm The leader of this flock, a priest from the Archdiocese of Paris, explains the history and the future of this special group.Father Rafic Nahra is a priest from the Archdiocese of...
G. K. Chesterton’s best Christmas poem
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm At this time of year especially we are to be like little children who see and trust.G.K. Chesterton was a prolific spiritual writer with a great love for Christmas. Although he...
7 Must-see Christmas tree displays around the world
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm Add these incredible Christmas destinations to your bucket list.Nothing says Christmas is upon us more than a decorated evergreen showcased in the public square. Dressed in...
Advent Light: What a relief, it’s not about us!
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm A reflection and prayer for December 24, 2017, Fourth Sunday of Advent Brothers and sisters: To him who can strengthen you, according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus...
Happy Adam and Eve Day!
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm The Church used to celebrate a fascinating feast day on December 24.During the Middle Ages, the Church in various parts of Europe celebrated what was been referred to as “Adam and...
Midnight Mass in Turkey
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm Photo of the Day: December 24, 2017Two boys light their candles at the St. Esprit Church before the midnight Mass on Christmas eve, in Harbiye, downtown Istanbul, Turkey....
Jesus: The tween in the Temple
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 pm Even the best of parents can end up worrying about their children, even when the child happens to be the best of children.I’ve never been able to read this except as a parent. St...
Preserving this last remnant
The Curt Jester - Dec 23, 2017 at 5:38 pm It is easy to make jokes about C&E Catholics – those that make it to Christmas and Easter Mass.
This is a better take from then-Cardinal Ratzinger.
“It just may be that we,...
Pope calls for Christmas release of kidnapped priests and nuns
Vatican Insider - Dec 23, 2017 at 5:09 pm Pope Francis is appealing for the release of kidnapped priests and religious so that they can return home for Christmas. ...
Op-Ed: End sexual harassment by ending the Sexual Revolution
Rorate Coeli - Dec 23, 2017 at 4:19 pm The #metoo movement has firmly taken hold, and good for it. No one, women or men, should be subject to sexual harrassement in the workplace or anywhere else. Until we get to the...
WDTPRS – 4th Sunday of Advent: “Crede ut intellegas! Believe that you may understand!”
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 23, 2017 at 3:28 pm It’s the 4th Sunday of Advent in the Ordinary Form. In the Extraordinary Form it is the Vigil of Christmas. Either way, Monday is Christmas.
Let’s view the Collect in the Novus...
