President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment.

No one can manufacture Christmas, make Christmas magic. Christmas is not compelled by effort or technique. No, there is only Christmas grace.

Peace among nations is a necessary precondition for any solution to the climate change crisis. Instead, we have a renewed arms race and a mad dash for exhaustible natural resources.

The eyes of faith allowed us to see the people we served as people who shared in the purpose of life we all have been tasked with: to love and be loved.

Looking at the Van Goghs we see a few parallels with the Holy Family, who knew humiliation and repudiation.

150 years after the birth of Impressionism, two dazzling shows have been mounted.

When we remember John R. Donahue, S.J., prominent themes that come to mind include his passions for Catholic biblical scholarship, social justice and teaching.

Why did we fail, so often, to help?

According to Sister Norma Pimentel, she and Bishop Daniel Flores share an emphasis on a pastoral approach.

In the small town of Stilfontein, some 90 miles from the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds, possibly thousands, of illegal miners have been underground in an abandoned mine shaft for more than a month.

What better way to celebrate Christmas than to have faith in things unseen, to find hope in a child.

In Francis’ 12th Christmas address to the Roman Curia, he reminded them, “An ecclesial community lives in joyful and fraternal harmony to the extent that its members walk the path of humility.”

With the opening of the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis’ schedule of liturgies in December and January has expanded.

A Reflection for the Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas, by Tim Reidy

A Reflection for the Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas, by Noah Banasiewicz, S.J.

A Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Innocents, by Ashley McKinless

A Reflection for the Feast of St. John, Apostle and evangelist, by Jackson Goodman

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Stephen, first martyr, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent, Mass in the Morning, by Colleen Dulle

A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Michael J. O’Loughlin