“Always winter, but never Christmas.” In her latest column, assistant editor Ava Lalor reflects on the popular phrase from the classic children’s novel, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” As she writes in her latest column: “While we may not have
Alena Beckwith may be only 7 years old, but she is already helping with the family business and evangelizing others in the process.
"I just like to give people trees so they remember Christmas and Jesus' birthday," said Alena, who attends St. Jude
Was Jesus really born on December 25? And why is so little known about Jesus’ childhood? Monsignor Charles Pope answers this and other questions in the latest column. He writes: “Fascination with one’s birthday and stories from early childhood tend to be
Scott Richert shares why Christmas is his favorite holiday. While Easter is the greatest Christian feast because of Christ’s sacrifice for our salvation, everything about Christmas, namely the truth of the Incarnation, draws him more deeply into the mystery of the Faith.
Monsignor Owen Campion writes about a legend of the redbird. According to the legend, a species of birds was quite plentiful in the Holy Land. It was too small to eat. It made no music. It was ugly, its plumage dull and
In other years, the glitter of Nuremberg's Christmas market during Advent attracts around 2 million visitors from all over the world. This year, because of COVID19, everything is different, and the city estimates the economic damage caused by the cancellation of the
People often remark how lovely it would be if Christmas could last all year. It's a sweet sentiment, but most of us tend to believe that once the decorations come down, life must return to normal. But what if there was a
In her latest column, editorial director Gretchen Crowe writes about how her family is making the most of the Advent and Christmas seasons. While Thanksgiving was and Christmas will be quieter than most years, Crowe is bound and determined to celebrate the
Catholic Dad and Managing Editor Scott Warden writes about a new initiative being promoted by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life encouraging young people to ask for the gift of wisdom from their elderly friends, neighbors and relatives. “This
Easter of 2020 was like no other in living memory. Churches across the nation, and across the world, were practically empty as the great throngs of people that typically crowd places of worship on that holiest day of the year were forced