Advent seemed to bring the best out of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. A sermon that he delivered in 1933 is particularly pertinent to our unsettled times — when so many are casting around for someone to raise ...

I came to myself in a dark wood, For the straight way was lost (“Inferno,” 1.1). It is perhaps the primordial moment of the spiritual life, a sudden sense that we have lost the way and now must find ...

How can a preacher deliver a homily that captures the hopes of younger audiences—from toddlers to teens—while keeping parents and the entire congregation engaged? It’s a tall order, but in this ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Celebrating the liturgical seasons, we actualize the mystery -- in this case the coming of the Lord -- in such a way as to be able, so to speak, to 'walk in it' toward ...

The word Advent comes from the Latin word adventus, which literally means “arrival” or “coming.” The Advent season reminds us how humanity waited for centuries for the coming of the Messiah. Prophets ...

The Sunday worship service starts at 10 a.m. The Rev. Amy Beth Durward de Macias will present the sermon titled “Sacred Space.” Both virtual and in-person Bible study is available. Coffee follows the ...

On Dec. 16, as Catholic clergy were in the heart of their Advent preparations for Christmas and getting ready to mount the pulpit for one of their most important preaching opportunities of the year, ...

The season of Advent, and the entire cycle of the liturgical year, is vital to remaining rooted in the true mission of the Church, Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., adjunct secretary of the ...

Light for the Way: Seeking Simplicity, Connection, and Repair in a Broken World Lundquist, an English professor at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota, debuts with a wrenching account of the ...

A homily at Mass is not a mini catechism class, the Vatican says in a new document on homilies, but it is an opportunity to explain church teaching using the Scripture readings and the Catechism of ...