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A short and beautiful Christmas prayer from St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am The Cistercian reformer had a beautiful prayer that helps set the tone for a prayerful Christmas.Born in the 11th century, Bernard of Clairvaux is known for his powerful reforms...
How to rediscover Christmas joy in an age that hates new life
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am These children unexpectedly taught my wife and me just how precious is a new human life.
Our Lady’s song of joy and adoration
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am Blessed is she who believed—and blessed are we if we follow her.
God’s grace gets us through the toughest times. My friend Anja is proof of that
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am When we surrender control totally to God, he gives us the grace we need to be okay.
Christmas: There’s no escaping it.
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am Christmas: It’s the best of times and the worst of times.
No time for Baby Jesus this Christmas? Think again…
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am With so much Christmas stuff to do, it's easy to feel like I don't have time for Baby Jesus.
In a manger lay the promise of a great Wedding Feast, and the key to marriage today
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am No matter the current condition of your marriage, treasure it as a great gift from God.
The pain of that first Christmas gives us solace in our struggles
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am Just as the Holy Family, we're all called to 'take up our cross' even at Christmas.
Merry Christmas from LifeSite!
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am We’ll be back again with our regular publishing schedule on January 2.
Christmas won’t be the same without Tom. But, he lives on in all of us he touched so profoundly
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 amAll human history is ordered to the birth of Christ
LifeSiteNews - Dec 23, 2017 at 7:00 am Christ is indeed the King of history.
Cardinal Law’s overlooked legacy: a new anti-clericalism in America’s Catholic heartland
Catholic Herald - Dec 23, 2017 at 6:55 am In the early 2000s, when claims clerical sex abuse in Boston first surfaced, there were roughly 1,350 priests ministering to the archdiocese. At least 270 were accused of abusing...
'Napalm girl' discusses conversion to Christianity (Wall Street Journal)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 23, 2017 at 6:12 am In a famed 1972 photograph, a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl, suffering from napalm burns, runs down a road. In this article, Kim Phuc Phan Thi discusses her conversion to...
Learning from a Servant Who Endured Countless Trials
Brandon Vogt - Dec 23, 2017 at 6:00 am
Today we continue our regular series called “Learning from the Saints.” Our guide is expert Bert Ghezzi, a dear friend of mine and the author of numerous books including Voices...
A jazzy interpretation of “Carol of the Bells” by Voices of Lee
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 6:00 am These students display superb talent in celebration of Christmas.Voices of Lee released this new arrangement of “Carol of the Bells” earlier this month. They interspersed new...
Papal preacher's 2nd Advent sermon: 'Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever' (full text) (Cantalamessa.org)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 23, 2017 at 5:12 am Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the papal household since 1980, preached his 2nd Advent sermon on 12/22. The sermon, devoted to the omnipresence of Christ in time, has 3...
Papal audiences (12/22) (Vatican Press Office)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 23, 2017 at 5:12 am Pope Francis received, in separate audiences, the new Egyptian ambassador (biographical information), new US Ambassador Callista Gingrich (biographical information), Andrea...
Priest: As I wait for my nephew or niece to be born, I am re-learning Advent
Aleteia - Dec 23, 2017 at 5:00 am "While I've intellectually known the significance of the Advent season, I haven’t quite 'felt' it, until now."Every Advent season, we are reminded that it is a season of “waiting...
“The approach a Pope takes is not what destroys the Church”
Vatican Insider - Dec 23, 2017 at 4:37 am The Pope’s approach will not destroy the Church. Pope Francis may be misunderstood, but his relationship with the faithful will never be distorted. He calls for a radical gospel...
Vatican's Secretary of State renews plea for dialogue in Holy Land (CWN)
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 23, 2017 at 4:12 am In an interview with an Italian newspaper, the Vatican’s Secretary of State called for “direct dialogue” between Israelis and Palestinians.
