Saint Francis de Sales spoke the following words in a Christmas Eve Sermon on December 24, 1613. The below sermon is presented in a shorter
Pope Benedict XVI continues his previous discourse on silence by focusing on the importance of expectation. Another fundamental element of Advent is expectation, an expectation
In the biblical Reading we have just heard, taken from the First Letter to the Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul invites us to prepare for “the
This story of the Annunciation is related not a one-time occurrence in human history, but repeats many times throughout the ages. Indeed, it happens as
The first word of the Mass of Gaudete Sunday, read in every Catholic church this morning, sounds the keynote of our faith. It is the
St. Nicholas, the patron Saint of Russia, was born toward the end of the third century. His uncle, the Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, ordained
“When John had heard in prison the words of Christ, sending two of his disciples he said to him: Art thou he that is to
The Blessed Virgin was in the eastern part of this cave, exactly opposite the entrance, when she gave birth to the Light of the World.
The Catholic Church is the most interesting institution in the world. Like her Founder, she is both human and divine. She is human because her
The Ark of the Covenant was a wood box about four-feet long and two and a half-feet wide. The word “ark” comes from the Hebrew
” Yet neither Nazareth nor Bethlehem were his beginnings. He was eternal years old the moment he was born. “ -Fr. Frederick Faber Below is a
Below is an excerpt from a brief, but interesting sermon that was delivered by Saint Francis de Sales to a convent of nuns on Christmas
Advent is here and soon enough Christmas will be upon us! It has always been the aim of the Church to cause her children to
On the night before Our Lord suffered and died, He took comfort in the consolation offered by His beloved disciple, St. John the Evangelist, who
“In the moment when the newborn child [Mary] lay in the arms of her holy mother Anna, I saw that at the same time the
“O God, Who didst adorn blessed Nicholas, Thy bishop, with miracles unnumbered, grant, we beseech Thee, that by his merits and prayers we may be
“But except you do penance, you shall all likewise perish.” —Luke 13:5 My childhood hero was Bishop Ignatius Kung. We were told of his heroic
The season of Advent, like the season of Lent, is a time of earnest and directed preparation for God. Whereas in Lent, we prepare for
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