Being so distracted that one does not notice God's presence in daily life is a warning sign that one is not being vigilant enough, Pope Francis cautioned.
Vigilance during Advent is key, Pope Francis said, because Jesus "warns us: there is the danger
Preparing us for the second Sunday of Advent, Father Joshua Whitfield focuses our attention on the desert. He speaks of St. Augustine, who in his search for God, found it difficult to be stripped of all the props of one’s personality, one’s
The placement of most saints’ feast days has less to do with the season and more to do with the date of their death. But the Spirit works through that, too, and often the lives of the saints have particular messages that
Colleen Pressprich writes about making memories in the Advent season with her family by cultivating a sense of presence in the season. With her family’s scheduling, she says that by paying attention to how we all feel and experience love, she is
Be ready for Mass this first Sunday of Advent! Catherine Cavadini writes that Advent is the “time of the liturgical year during which we wait and walk in the light of a vision already transfigured by that for which we wait: the
Five major pro-life ballot measures saw defeat on Election Day. Months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, leaving cities destroyed and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians dead. Americans are threatened with increasing economic instability, including rising home heating costs as
As we prepare to mark the beginning of Advent, Elizabeth Scalia writes in a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor about the reason we celebrate the special liturgical season. “Advent coaxes us out. We look up and there is a darker sky
Michael Heinlein reminds us that in preparation for the Advent season our entire lives should be spent preparing to be found “worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.” “Like John the Baptist, we are also called to be forerunners of the Lord. While
Advent is the great season of expectation. And because it’s also a special season of preparation, it is the season, par excellence, of hope. But a journey of hope should not be taken alone. OSV has prepared an Advent program for Christians
Advent is a time of the liturgical year when Catholics often try to put their best spiritual foot forward. We add on extra devotions to our prayer routine, or simply make an effort to commit to a basic prayer routine in the