Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor-in-chief of America Media, returns to “Preach” to discuss his Advent homily series, designed to be more cohesive than the usual week-to-week, stand-alone Sunday homilies that ...

As Advent got underway, Pope Francis included in his morning Mass homilies specific graces Catholics should pray for as they prepare for Christmas. In the chapel of his residence Tuesday, Pope Francis ...

Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the pontifical household, delivered the first Advent sermon which centred on two important points. First, the urgent need of loving Christ. Second, the ...

VATICAN CITY — This Advent, choose prayer and charity over consumerism, Pope Francis said Sunday in his first Mass of the liturgical year. “Resist the dazzling lights of consumption, which will shine ...

I made my first Communion when I was 8. I had waited long for it, was dressed up in a dress, veil and shoes, all of them white. I was ready for the big moment. Then, Msgr. Higgins gave the homily. He ...

The word Advent comes from the Latin word adventus, which literally means “arrival” or “coming.” The Advent season reminds us how humanity waited for centuries for the coming of the Messiah. Prophets ...

COMMENTARY: Drawing from the spiritual wisdom of the great St. Bernard of Clairvaux, we can now observe the season with a broader horizon. The word ‘Advent’ is from the Latin ‘adventus’ for ‘coming’ ...