As many restrictions put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic have been lifted, some Catholic dioceses around the country are returning to offering consecrated wine in the chalice for Communion.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week of Advent, by Jim McDermott, S.J.

A Reflection for Monday of the First Week of Advent, by Kaya Oakes

A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis

A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle

A homily for the First Sunday of Advent, by the Rev. Terrance Klein

I got lost in a maze of darkness and could not get out. Christ is like the great hero, rushing into the cold and dark to save us.

How is a song used in 100 holiday ads somehow connected to Ukraine? It turns out every carol that we sing at Christmas has a story behind it, some inspiring, some strange.

Fasting, in addition to being obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, remains a common Lenten practice for many. But there are nuances to fasting that are not always well-known.

“O Come, All Ye Faithful” is a song almost everyone knows. But where did it come from, and why is it so popular?