Tom Thomas – With the Advent Season underway now, the line up towards the Christmas season has begun. The stores start to wear the festive
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Christmas the Season of Biblical Joy
Leon Bent – The season of Advent is known as one of “Joyful expectation.” The Catholic Church names the third Sunday of Advent as Gaudete
Read moreAdvent: Time to Seek Him Patiently
Molly Fernandes – When you are downcast the tech world tells you to go digital to relax and unwind. However, at the end of the
Read moreThe Just Man Joseph Teaches Us Something More Than Meets the Eye
By Tom Thomas. Recently I was upset at a situation where I felt I was not treated with respect by the other party. While being
Read moreAdvent: A Season Worth Waiting For!
By Jacqueline Kelly – Advent prepares us for Christmas. It is the expectant waiting, hopeful anticipation and cheerful preparation of God breaking into our lives
Read moreGiving Up for Advent
By Tom Thomas. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”- Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol “It is
Read moreAdvent Season: A Better Understanding of Symbols, Customs and Traditions
By Jacqueline Kelly – Advent is a time to revisit the scene of the Nativity of our Lord. Celebrating Advent is an excellent way to
Read moreMaking a Difference: Advent Messages from a Prophet and a Baby
By Tony Magliano – Over 21 years ago, when Catholic News Service offered me the wonderful opportunity to write a biweekly syndicated social justice and
Read moreUnderstanding Faith During Advent
Every event, small or big, has to be seen and understood in faith: We will find strength and guidance, enlightenment and clarity in order to
Read moreJourneying with Our Blessed Mother and Joseph During Advent
We know that Our Blessed Mother and Saint Joseph and the Mystery of Incarnation, “Word becoming flesh,” are inseparable. Therefore, to the extent we find
Read moreWaiting in Joyful Expectation of the Messiah
By Leon Bent – The Catholic Liturgy is an album in which every epoch of Church history immortalizes itself. Therein, one can find various pictures
Read moreGet Ready for Spiritual Advent
By Jaqueline Kelly – The first and most important day of the week is Sunday. The Church’s year has two great feasts with other lesser
Read moreAdvent: “We found the Messiah, but, are we with Him and for Him”:
By His Grace Prakash Mallavarapu, Archbishop of Visakhapatnam Like Andrew who was one of the first disciples who went after Jesus we are proclaiming saying,
Read moreMaking a Difference: And So We Wait
By Tony Magliano – Waiting is a natural part of life. But it’s often hard to wait. And in our modern world which pampers us
Read moreThe God of Christmas Never Sleeps Nor Slumbers
By Most Rev. Dr. A. Stephen Bishop of Tuticorin Christmas as we know, is a period of joy and celebration, exchange of gifts, families coming
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