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“Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us” (Mt 1:23).
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The coronavirus pandemic has hit thousands of foreign workers hard in the glitzy Gulf emirate of Dubai, leaving them jobless and starving. But one of the largest Catholic congregations in the world, found in Dubai, has stepped up as "Good Samaritans" ministering to the needy, and now it hopes to bless even more during this Christmas season.
ROME — Netflix has announced that in 2021 it will release a documentary series based on "Sharing the Wisdom of Time," a book in which Pope Francis called for creating "an alliance between the young and old people" by sharing their stories.
Each year on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington’s Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary renew their vows during the school Mass. This year, the school community took a few extra moments after Mass to recognize and celebrate one of the sisters celebrating her 50th jubilee.
For the past month I’ve been living back in my hometown of Front Royal and attending seminary on Zoom, a familiar turn of events in COVID-19 times. This is the most significant length of time I’ve spent at home since beginning seminary seven years ago.
I stood at the ambo and looked out at the crowd. They were all friendly faces, yet I was afraid to speak for fear of crying. It was only the second eulogy I had ever given, the first many years earlier. But this one was different. Patrick had died the week before at age 95, missing his 96th birthday by a week. He and I weren’t related and I only had known him for a few years, but we had become like family, my adopted grandpa. We hung out weekly, he knew my life story and I knew his.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis pledged Vatican City State would achieve net-zero carbon emissions before the year 2050, and he urged everyone in the world to be part of a new culture of care for others and the planet.
VATICAN CITY — Especially in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic will rule out many people's favorite Christmas traditions, they have a right to express their dislike of the decidedly untraditional Nativity scene on display in the center of St. Peter's Square, said a priest who specializes in catechesis through art.
I have always loved Advent. The anticipation of something wonderful coming filled my childhood world with delight and awe. Of course, as a child, I was not fully aware of the true nature of my excitement and the anticipation was focused more on myself than on the true gift that was about to fill our world.
A sacramental worldview
The annunciation is one of the most commonly depicted scenes in sacred art. It is a scene on which we Catholics often meditate, whether we are looking at an image of it or we are praying the rosary or the Angelus. As we near the end of the Advent season, let us consider the annunciation not as something that we merely think about but as something that we can touch. That is, let us consider it with a sacramental worldview.