Tis the season to be jolly, except if you are a mail carrier. Ever since Thanksgiving, Christmas cards arrive at our house on a daily basis. They range from Victorian era to exotic (Santa on a beach ...

Advent is the season in which believers eagerly anticipate the celebration of Christ’s birth. Reading, prayer, and reflection are ways we can cultivate a sense of holy anticipation this Advent. The ...

"When Christ came into the world, he said: 'Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; in holocausts and sin offerings you took no delight. Then I said, "As is written ...

Sunday, Dec. 22, is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Micah 5:1-4a; Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45. On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we are close to the unfolding ...