A Reflection for Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent, by Grace Lenahan

Today in The New York Times, Pope Francis praised the value of joy, humor and laughter, and noted “jokes about and told by Jesuits are in a class of their own.” Here are 5 of my favorite.

Oscar Hijuelos's 'Mr. Ives' Christmas' doesn't start out as a cheery story—but in the end, this parable of good will lost and good will regained is a perfect Christmas tale.

The Incarnation is a pivotal moment in salvation history, but it is also placed within family history.

Police in Madison said Dec. 16 they are investigating a shooting at that city's Abundant Life Christian School that left multiple people dead and injured.

Catholic LGBTQ+ group “La Tenda di Gionata” (”Jonathan’s Tent”) is among the many groups to register a pilgrimage to St. Peter's Basilica for the Holy Year. They are among the hundreds of groups not part of the Vatican’s 35 official, special jubilees.

Pope Francis’ visit to Corsica will be his third visit to France, though he has yet to visit Paris.

“Meet Me in St. Louis” asks: How do you have hope when the future holds so many unknowns?

On this week’s episode of “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley interview bestselling Irish author John Connell on how embracing the farm life preserved by his family for generations brought him closer to God and greater inner peace.