Mary Beth Baker, senior acquisitions editor at OSV, writes how she encountered a blind man in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station who made her see what joy looks like in ordinary life. Real Christian joy is a daily choice to put yourself in
Meeting Jesus is the first step to ending division in our Church and our world. The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes: “Growing in relationship with him is a lifelong journey. Sharing him with others is our calling. And is there any
During the Christmas season, the Church beckons us to contemplate the Christ Child — God’s own son, the one who has been born anew into the world and into our hearts, and the one for whom we wait joyfully until he comes
The Archdiocese of Detroit has launched an initiative asking Catholics to extend an invitation to someone to attend Christmas Mass. Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden writes that, for many Catholics, hospitality doesn’t come naturally, but Christmas is the perfect time
Writing about his own reversion to the Catholic Church thirty-three years ago, publisher Scott Richert shares that it took him being lost and uncertain for him to find refuge in a church and the Eucharist. In a moment of clarity while genuflecting
Many people are not told how to navigate the holidays after experiencing a family loss. Leticia Adams walks through some tips that have helped her and her family after her son’s death. Most importantly, she reminds us that during these difficult seasons,
Nearly 160,000 security personnel will be deployed to try to make Christmas and New Year celebrations in Indonesia safe, reported ucanews.org.
This is an increase from last year, when nearly 90,000 security personnel guarded about 50,000 churches across the country.
The Vatican unveiled the Nativity scene and lit the Christmas tree with energy-saving lights in St. Peter's Square during a late afternoon ceremony Dec. 5.
The 85-foot-tall spruce tree came from the forests of the Veneto region in northeast Italy and another 20
Why do we give gifts at Christmas? Monsignor Owen Campion writes that it is because each of us is a child of God, redeemed by the Son of God. Each person, therefore, is special. We give a gift to another, at least
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes: “Our frenzied, black-and-cyber consumerism of the season formerly known as Advent draws us away from our preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas — and, even more importantly, for his second coming at the