Advent & Christmas News
Pope: Every Angelus is a Reminder of Mary's 'Yes'
Zenit News Agency • 11/29/2011
The Holy Father invited the faithful to "gaze upon the ineffable mystery that Mary carried for nine months in her virginal womb: the mystery of God who becomes man." VATICAN CITY (Zenit) - Upon praying the Angelus, one relives the moment of Mary's "yes," says Benedict XVI. The Pope reflected on ...
Give Your Family as Special Gift – Make a Memory
By • Catholic Online • 11/29/2011
WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) - Memories are powerful things. They can build us up or tear us down. If used as a positive force, they can help change the world. When you make a memory as a family, you are investing in a legacy that will be passed down for generations. Many years ago my wife and ...
Advent: Mary Leads her Children into 'The Way' of following Her Son Jesus
By • Catholic Online • 11/28/2011
"Come, let us climb the LORD's mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths" (Is 2:3). As we enter into the sacred season of Advent, one of preparation for the arrival of the Christ Child, it is the Virgin Mary who beckons us to set ...
Advent with Augustine: 'We celebrate the martyrs with love and fellowship'
By • Catholic Online • 11/28/2011
We assemble to celebrate the memory of the martyrs with ritual solemnity because we want to be inspired to follow their example, share in their merits, and be helped by their prayers. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - One of the great treasures of the Catholic Christian faith is that we stand on ...
Advent with Augustine: 'God's promises are Given Through His Son'
By • Catholic Online • 11/28/2011
"Even so, it was not enough for God to send his Son to point out the way – he made his Son the way itself, so that we can go on our journey guided by him as he walks along his own way." CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - One of the great treasures of the Catholic Christian faith is that we stand ...
Congregation for the Clergy on the First Sunday of Advent: Stay Awake, the Lord Comes
By • Catholic Online • 11/27/2011
We are called to be vigilant because we do not know the 'precise moment' when the master will return to the house. The 'house' can be seen as an image of the Christian community which prepares itself with vigilance through prayer and works, to welcome the master. The 'house' can also be ...
The Happy Priest Reflects on the First Sunday of Advent
By • Catholic Online • 11/27/2011
The commercialization of Christmas can become a terrible distraction for those who really desire to celebrate Christmas correctly.The Advent season gives us a fresh opportunity to look at our lives and deepen our relationship with the Lord Jesus who has come already in humility and will come again ...
The twofold coming of Christ
By • Catholic Online • 11/27/2011
'The first coming was marked by patience; the second will bring the crown of a divine kingdom'. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - Here is an excerpt from a Homily by St. Cyril of Jerusalem for our Advent Prayer and Reflection: The twofold coming of Christ We do not preach only one coming ...
Advent: The Fiat of Mary: From Fretting to Faith
By • Catholic Online • 11/27/2011
Imagine what it would be like to have an unexpected encounter with an angel. WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - You are just having a typical day, going about your business and regular routine, when all of a sudden a heavenly visitor appears before you. Not only does he talk to you, but he also ...
Who are my Mother and My Brothers? Correcting a Mistake, Recovering our Family
By • Catholic Online • 11/26/2011
While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you." He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" CHESAPEAKE, VA. (Catholic Online) - ...
