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 ...

I remembered that as I read today's Liturgy of the Word. Both Baruch and Paul emphasize themes of joy. We don't often hear from Baruch. He's about as famous for being Jeremiah's scribe as for the ...

Sunday, Dec. 8, is the Second Sunday of Advent. Mass reading: Baruch 5:1-9; Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6. In this Sunday’s Gospel, the curtain rises on the ...

“Prayer is a big part of Advent. It’s a way to grow closer to God, especially with intentionality during this season,” Frei ...

8, 2023. (photo: Daniel Ibanez/CNA / EWTN) 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 ...

Advent is a period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas and a preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas ...

Advent started as a time for remembrance and a sign for Christians to be open and ready for the second coming of Christ ... which usually is the last Sunday in November or the first Sunday of ...

We are sharing a small section of the Joy to the World! Christmas exhibit with you to enjoy over and over. This year, we are displaying several music boxes and snow globes — all featuring Nativity ...

10.00 Eucharist (every Sunday), the Second Sunday of Advent. During works, access through the OPW Visitor Centre. Cars may be parked between Francis Street and Christ Church. St Catherine St James ...