As we continue joyfully to celebrate the octave (eight days) of Christmas, we remember today the Holy Family of Nazareth: Jesus, Joseph and Mary. Every Christian family is privileged to be sanctified by the Holy Family, who intercede for them and serve as an example of how to become holy precisely in their familial love. […]
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In these last few days of the Advent season, I wanted to turn our attention to St. Joseph – to view this season through his eyes. That’s because Pope Francis has recently declared this year (from now through next December) as The Year of St. Joseph. When popes declare a holy year, that means they
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As we celebrate this third Sunday of Advent, we are getting into the home stretch of preparing to rejoice in the nativity of Our Lord, the coming of Christ the Messiah into our human history. This Sunday has traditionally been called Gaudete Sunday, from the Latin words of the entrance hymn used, taken from chapter
As we continue through the Advent season, our task is to make ourselves ready for the coming of Christ in glory even as we prepare to celebrate with joy the coming of Christ in history in the holy womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The saints are our example and guide, showing us by their
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