"John the Baptist appeared in the desert, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins" (Mark 1:4). This verse is from the Gospel of Mark, one of the three synoptic Gospels. The ...

When I lived in Peru, I knew a holy woman who always led the town in the traditional novena that prepared them for their big feast. She had a wonderful voice and she projected it so that a large crowd ...

Sunday, Dec. 10, is the Second Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85:9-10-11-12, 13-14; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8. The second reading in today’s Mass speaks to us of “the ...

When I lived in Peru, I knew a holy woman who always led the town in the traditional novena that prepared them for their big feast. She had a wonderful voice and she projected it so that a large crowd ...

This year, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, which is a holy day of obligation, falls on the Second Sunday of Advent. So, are Catholics obligated to go to Mass twice? The answer is yes. The ...

Starting over is not so hard. But starting over, all over again, is. The first time you begin again, you do so with some confidence that having learned from your mistakes, you will get it right the ...

cooking meals together, baking cookies, batch after batch. Meals at Thanksgiving and, yes, especially come Christmastime. Our boys out on the lawn beneath the maples playing catch. Oh, those years ...

"And what I say to you I say to all: Watch" (Mark 13:37). This verse is from the Gospel of Mark, one of the three synoptic Gospels. The Gospel of Mark is attributed to St. Mark the Evangelist and is ...

The Holy Father, for the second consecutive Sunday, was assisted by an aide in praying the Angelus, as he continues to recover from an acute bronchial infection. Francis closed the broadcast by ...