Repentance and reconciliation have a role to play in Lent as well as Advent. But the distinction between the two seasons ...

John Banville is surely the only crime novelist in recent memory who has won the Booker Prize and is regularly rumored to be ...

Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; The calf and the young lion shall ...

Focusing again on the fundamental Christian beliefs outlined by the Council of Nicaea almost 1,700 years ago can help ...

The Advent season prepares us for the incredibly humble journey of Jesus’ birth. This carol provides another dimension of ...

Yet this can be something of an illusion. Here’s a classic truism: There is no better time to be alive than the present. The ...

To kick off the fourth season of “Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols,” we have a Christmas song that ...

Dorothy and her friends’ journey is one of discovery and gratitude, an external quest that reveals internal riches.

Laudato Si’” and its implementation seem to have stalled in the church. We need to revivify our efforts—and to recognize the ...

Despite the popularity of pilgrimages to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, located in Wisconsin, the apparition ...

This special “Preach” episode features a panel discussion on how preachers can deliver a homily that captures the hopes of younger audiences—from toddlers to teens—while keeping the entire ...

When the homes were built on the swampy Dutch landscape, they were held up by underground wooden poles. Over time, the wood ...