Many diocesan parish groups are participating with Box of Joy, a ministry of Catholic Cross Outreach, an international nonprofit. Through Box of Joy, groups or individuals pack boxes with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, which are then sent to children in developing countries, including the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Malawi.
It happens all year — the requests for donations for all manner of charitable causes.
A short, simple statement — “Marley was dead”— ranks high in any list of most famous first line in all literature. Marley, we soon learn, is the deceased former partner Ebenezer Scrooge, the memorable central figure in Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol.”
When I was still in the stage of life where the Lord would ask me if I were open to a baby, it was very,
VATICAN CITY — With the opening of the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis’ schedule of liturgies in December and January has expanded.
Parishioners received a jump start on their holiday shopping with the help of Christmas bazaars across the diocese. Here are just a few recent “shopportunities.”
A small island town in northern Italy has put its heart into recreating a local lagoon in a Nativity scene for St. Peter’s Square — the first time the crèche will feature a large body of water.
You know how they say the first Christmas after the death of a loved one is the hardest? Well, apparently we reach an age where
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, At Christmas, we hear the proclamation: “For unto us a Savior is born who is Christ and Lord. ”
St. Francis of Assisi School, Triangle: St. Francis of Assisi School held a coat and clothing drive Nov. 29-Dec. 13. The project was coordinated by
