12 saints’ quotes about the true meaning of Christmas
The Nativity, by Rogier van der Weyden, part of the Bladelin Altarpiece. / Public Domain. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 24, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA). While the saints offer unique insights into Christmas, they also touch on similar themes: hope, joy, and the unconditional love of God for each and every person. In celebration of […]
Christmas in prison? What it’s like to celebrate behind bars
null / FreeBirdPhotos / Shutterstock. Denver Newsroom, Dec 24, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA). Prison is probably the last place people think of when they think about the holidays. Yet Christmas behind bars is a reality this year for more than 2 million… […]
Pope Francis’ Christmas Mass: ‘God comes into the world in littleness’
Pope Francis offers Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 24, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA). In his Christmas homily, Pope Francis asked Christians to contemplate that God did not choose to come into the w… […]
Full Text: Pope Francis’ Christmas homily
Pope Francis offers Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 24, 2021 / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 24, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA). Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, delivered Dec. 24, 2021 in St. Peter’s Basilica. In the darkness, a […]
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film
Premiering 75 year ago, just before Christmas in 1946, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life still remains the gold standard for holiday movies. It has become a cherished custom for generations of families to watch […]
No, there is not a “moral imperative” to take the vaccines
With so many challenges facing us today when it comes to COVID—new variants, shifting directives from numerous authorities, endless questions about so many complex factors—I was heartened to read this bit of sensitive sanity from […]
A Christmas Bouquet
A very merry Christmas to all our readers, viewers and supporters! Our Lord’s Nativity For such an important and solemn feast as Our Lord’s Nativity, one almost falls silent before the sacred mysteries. I find myself ill-equipped to write a reflection of my own. It seems appropriate instead to share quotes from Catholics of centuries […]