Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 7, 2025.

Fifty days after Easter we celebrate Pentecost Sunday (Pentecost is Greek for “50th day”), commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. For this reason, Pentecost is also known as the ...

An evangelical worshipper holds a Bible during prayer at Manantial Church in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (Credit: AP Photo/Fernando Vergara.) Listen ROME – It’s no mystery that ...

While reading the Bible may be associated with Protestantism in the minds of some, love of Scripture is at the core of the Catholic Church, said the apostolic nuncio to the United States. "The love ...

Michael Stevens and Nicolas Fredrickson are good friends who meet weekly for Bible study. While they liked studying the contents of the Bible, they were less than impressed with the design and ...

This was the week of three totally different books and stories. I read through Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs and Sirach. You couldn’t pick three more different ways to carry the same themes of wisdom – ...

As Advent approaches and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season begins to make its way into our lives, here are five ...

In a small, very readable and well-argued book, John Wijngaards presents his decadeslong research on women's ministry. The reader of What They Don't Teach You in Catholic College: Women in the ...

The independent fundamentalist church I went to as a boy gave me a fantastic amount of Bible knowledge. There were Bible drills in Sunday School, Bible memory contests, and Bible quizzes, not to ...

Energized by a strong regional economy and a trio of parishes that place a premium on beautiful liturgies, this charming ...