The Washington Post has an interesting nbsp profile of Msgr Guido Marini the Vatican s Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations a nbsp Vatican nbsp post nbsp whose nbsp influence lies in among other things nbsp its capacity to influence liturgical practices worldwide given how closely papa

Not long ago two young children helped me see the Nativity of Jesus in a new way Their presence in my life made the Christmas story an entirely new experience When I first started meditating on the Nativity passages as a Jesuit novice more than 20 years ago my prayer and reading focused largely

If we fail to consider the difficulties faced by the Holy Family, we can be lulled into thinking that the first Christmas was a familiar, even cozy, affair.

Following up on Jim Keane s post below don t miss Grant Gallicho s post over at Dotcommonweal on Bishop Olmsted s decision to strip St Joseph s Hospital of its Catholic status nbsp It s a lot more nuanced than today s New York Times editorial which referred approvingly to the hospital s aborti

This is a repost of a nbsp post that was accidentally deleted when I pushed the wrong button nbsp Here rsquo s a line from The Catechism of the Catholic Church that is not I would wager particularly well known nbsp It has to do with the overall treatment of gays and lesbians in modern societ

Interesting to say the least nbsp The Vatican s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a Note clarifying some of the confusion around the Holy Father s recent comments on HIV AIDS nbsp Now as far as I know nbsp there weren t many responsible commentators saying that the nbsp

Dissecting the topic on Fox amp Friends nbsp Or at least as much as I can in 3 26 minutes nbsp By the way I note that for all of Fox s televised anger over the so-called War on Christmas the lobby of the Fox News Building had a menorah but no creche Watch the latest video at video fo

Some very unfestive findings over at USA Today Come-all-ye-partiers trumps nbsp OCome All Ye Faithful nbsp for more than one in three people asked about their Christmas activities in a survey by LifeWay Research a Nashville-based Christian research organization A lot of Americans celebrate Chri

What is it about the Annunciation that is so captivating? Here's a meditation on how the story of Gabriel's visit to Mary can help us in our own relationship with God .