Years ago, I used to take care of my "Irish twin" nephews. One day, spring had finally triumphed over winter, the snow had disappeared and made way for that velvety-soft first growth of grass.

The oldest document in which we find the length and exercises of Advent mentioned with anything like clearness, is a passage in the second book ... was called the first Sunday, and so on with ...

A new series of scholarly and personal reflections from clerical and lay perspectives, available in weekly email newsletters, ...

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Dec. 8) is a holy day in the U.S. because it is under this title that the Mother of the Lord is our patroness -- it is now always ...

Presbyterian Church of Kane and St. John’s Episcopal Church will join for evening vespers this Advent season. The Sunday evening services will take place at 6:30 p.m. at St. John’s, 427 Chase St., Nov ...

After this, two years must pass before we walk with Mark again. I noticed a word pattern. It concludes with a verse from the Advent Sunday Gospel in lectionary Year B, which was read on 3 December ...

The first-ever conference dedicated to the life of Catholic Worker co-founder Peter Maurin centered on the question of how ...

Austria's Christmas season is packed with unique traditions, from Krampus parades to Christkind bringing gifts.

Austria's Christmas season is packed with unique traditions, from Krampus parades to Christkind bringing gifts.

Christ Presbyterian Church (CPC) and St. Patrick’s Catholic Church (SPCC), all offer programs throughout the year to support ...

Standing out among boarded-up buildings is St. Luke’s Czech-Catholic Shrine. Czechoslovakian farmers built the church in 1912 ...

Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United ... was introduced after the Second Vatican Council with the First Latin Typical Edition ...