VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On New Year’s Eve, believers and non-believers alike give thanks for all they have received in the last 12 months and express their hopes for the coming year, but Christians are called to cultivate their gratitude and hope
This Christmas season, let our New Year’s resolution be to celebrate Christmas a wee bit longer than 24 hours. Have some favorite foods at meal times. Keep the tree up and continue to admire the lights and ornaments. Take a drive around
As a new year begins, Catholic leaders, speakers and authors are recommending resolutions for Catholics to consider in 2024. Many of their suggestions overlapped, and each prioritized the same thing: Drawing closer to God. The Catholics that spoke with Our Sunday Visitor
The start of the new year marks a significant moment for over 100,000 men worldwide as they embark on Exodus 90, a spiritual exercise designed to deepen their relationship with God. This program, which begins on Jan. 1, has attracted diverse participants,
As we welcome the new year, it's a time for Catholics both to look back in reflection and to look ahead in hope. 2023 was marked by many significant events and initiatives that have continued to shape how we love and live
As we prepare to flip the calendar to 2024, Gretchen Crowe shares that the thought of the coming 12 months fill her with a certain amount of dread. She writes: “Entering into another election year, with all of the related political drama,
Have you ever wondered about those weekday feasts between Christmas and New Year's Day? They include two martyrs—St. Stephen and St. Thomas Becket—and the Holy Infants who lost their lives to Herod’s vicious pursuit of Christ. They also include the Apostle John,
If you want your spiritual life to go well, it’s best to make clear commitments to concrete practices. The basic idea is that structure makes sense of your life; in fact, it makes you free. There are so many different things you
The best way to usher in a truly "new" year is to stop waiting for things to get better on their own, and instead recognize what is essential and reach out now to help others, Pope Francis said.
"Today, at the beginning of
Deacon Greg Kandra, creator of “The Deacon’s Bench” blog, writes that while setting New Year’s resolutions is a good thing, in the coming year, look to Paragraph 2478 in the Catechism to truly transform your life: “To avoid rash judgment, everyone should