This is not the year—or the Christmas—we wanted. But God is still with us, and we can still reach out to our neighbors.

I commend you. I sympathize. I need your advice.

Why is it this way? It is the child’s most basic question, dealing with the most bewildering thing of all.

I don’t want my daughter to wonder whether she is half-Catholic and half-Jewish. I want her to feel complete.

Pope Francis announced an upcoming Year of St. Joseph in honor of one of his favorite saints. Joseph’s example and patronage come at the perfect time.

Advent couldn’t be more relevant this year. Let’s invite it into our homes, since we’ll all be there.