Parishioners felt the spirit of the day, and the church’s Contemporary Ensemble raised their voices in joyous music.

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December 2025I do find the first reading from Sirach rather lop sided. Of course it belongs to an age where lines of ...

In the days leading up to Christmas, and faithful to a long-standing pastoral tradition, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, entered Gaza on December 19, 2025 ...

A. Baptism was instituted, very probably, about the time Our Lord was baptized by St. John, and its reception was commanded when after His resurrection Our Lord said to His Apostles: "All power is ...

It's been called a rare moment of drama in liturgical music, and it's showcased in the final verse of "O Come All Ye Faithful," rising up under the lyrics "Word of the Father," leading many to dub it ...

Wayne Wyrembelski, the music director at St. Mary Cathedral in Gaylord, has been providing musical accompaniment for events ...

This godless philosophy has destroyed Western Europe. The Christian faith that built its civilization and sustained it ...

Celebrating his first Christmas as the archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy during a Christmas Eve Mass on ...