Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that while the conventional wisdom is that “there’s no place like home for the holidays,” he begs to differ. “When you think of it, leaving home certainly has good precedent. After all, as the
For 1,600 Maronite Catholic children in crisis-stricken Lebanon, Advent has awakened a ray of hope.
They were guests at a Christmas Village, organized especially for them by their archdiocese, with help from Catholics in other countries.
"The children are ... suffering," Maronite Archbishop Antoine
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
With Christmas just over a week away, Christians should prepare for Jesus' birth by serving those in need rather than focusing on what awaits them under the Christmas tree, Pope Francis said.
"We are so busy with all the preparations, with gifts and
There was a chill to the night air as people waited in anticipation on a hillside in front of the Sisters of St. Benedict's Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand.
Finally, a procession of candle-bearing children pierced the dark to the strains of an
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board addresses a topic that has been on many people’s minds this Advent season: the recent oral hearing of “Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,” which may lead to the reversal of “Roe v. Wade.” Yet, as
For four years, the Vatican has hosted “100 Nativity Scenes at the Vatican,” which features handcrafted Nativity scenes from all around the world. While viewing images of the exhibit, Gretchen Crowe was reminded of the wonder and awe children often experience when
WASHINGTON (CNS) — This year’s winners of the Missionary Childhood Association’s annual Christmas artwork contest “are missionaries through their art, as their drawings proclaim the good news of Jesus’ birth,” said Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington, national director of the New York-based Pontifical
Doctor Greg Popcak asks the important questions about the Christmas season: “What is the real reason the Word became flesh at Christmas? What does the Church say is really the ultimate reason we are called to follow Christ? Most importantly, why did
Adam Piekarski, a homeless man from Lódz, Poland, never imagined that the sketches he would draw in his free time while waiting for the public showers near Bernini's Colonnade would lead to the opportunity of a lifetime.
In November, the Vatican Philatelic and