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On the 18th Day of Christmas

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For an Octave of eight days, twelve days, and even eighteen days, the Church takes Christmas far beyond December 25. Anchorage, Ak ... continue reading


Octave: Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God

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What better way could Catholics begin the New Year than by celebrating the divine order and plan established by God? WASHINGTON, D.C. ... continue reading



Octave: St Hippolytus on the 'Word Made Flesh'

God wished to win men back from disobedience, not by using force to reduce him to slavery but by addressing to his free will a call to ... continue reading


Pope: Bethlehem's Divine Light Covers the World

Jesus was born for everyone, and just as Mary, in Bethlehem, offered Him to the shepherds, so on this day the Church presents Him to all ... continue reading


Octave: St. Joseph, A 'Man’s Man', Calling Men to Jesus

Image of In this age of the “anti-hero”, men should rediscover this true hero, this “man’s man” named Joseph. Then, we should learn his way of obedience, following his example by courageously, humbly and faithfully loving Jesus Christ.

We need to learn to give our “Yes” to the God whose Love invites our participation. Joseph is our teacher on this way, a true ... continue reading


Celibacy Doesn't Preclude the Joys Of The Holidays

At Christmas, I get to see in a short season all of the things that make being a priest such a wonderful life. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic ... continue reading



Octave of Christmas – Feast of St. John the Evangelist

Image of St. John left behind three attributed pastoral letters, The Revelation and a glorious Gospel. Tradition has it that the Apostle continued to encourage the faithful by constantly repeating “Little children, love one another” until he died in A.D. 100 at a very old age.

St. John sometimes described himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved. To this “son of thunder” as he and his brother James were ... continue reading


The Days After Christmas

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In the Church we don't have one day of Christmas, we enjoy a season; eight days of celebration and rejoicing during the Octave of ... continue reading


A Christmas Story: 'Have You Seen the Baby?'

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Sometimes a familiar sight can be seen with new eyes. Hope comes when you realize that Jesus, the baby in the manger, was truly God the ... continue reading


Merry Christmas: Incarnate Love is Born Today

Image of The same Word through whom the Universe was made is the Incarnate Word through whom it is being re-created. That transformation will only be complete when all things are reconstituted in Him in the new Heaven and New Earth.

Let us become a Christmas people offering through the witness of our lives the greatest gift of all, Jesus Christ, to a world waiting to be ... continue reading


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