by Laura Hensley
Why is Mary’s Immaculate Conception during Advent each year? Many incorrectly believe that the Church’s celebration of the Immaculate Conception was Jesus’s conception, but that we celebrate it 17 days before Christmas should clue everyone in that...
by Chloe Langr
It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of preparing for Christ’s birth and lighting the Advent candles. But don’t forget to celebrate the feast days of these incredible saints, whose feast days and memorials occur during this season of...
by Matthew Chicoine
G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.” I certainly think that he would have (and hopefully you will) chuckle at the following joke:What do you call Santa when he has no money? Saint ‘Nickel-less’. Get...
by Stephen Mirarchi
Each year many people love watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas. We can imagine some commonsense reasons for that. One of the most important, though perhaps unacknowledged, has something to do with the miraculous. Quite frankly, it has to do with the Grinch’s...
by Chloe Langr
You may have never heard of Saint Sabas, despite the fact that he is one of the most note-worthy figures of early monasticism. The saint was born in 439 and died in 532, and his life was full of miraculous adventures. Although many of us may not share in Sabas’...
by Dominic Cassella
In this season of Holy Patience, we reflect and wait for the coming of the Christ Child. This feast being celebrated on the 25th of December, has become a grand holiday loved by both Christian and secular peoples. The coming time of preparation is, however, a much...
