December 25, 2025, The Solemnity of Christmas: On this celebration of Christmas, Luke’s Gospel features accounts of two proclamations, one preceding and one following the briefly described birth of Jesus.
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Now is the time for preachers
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent Mass in the Morning, by Tim Reidy
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A Tale of Two Christmases
There is a Christmas we sell and a Christmas the Lord offers.
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Different kinds of John the Baptists
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
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Interview: Our new columnist Gina Hens-Piazza on 40 years of teaching Scripture
Gina Hens-Piazza began writing America’s Word column with the start of the new liturgical year on the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 30.
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Our unexpected blessings
A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Advent, by Jackson Goodman
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Praying to be ready for the annunciations in our own lives
A Reflection for Saturday of the Third Week of Advent, by Zac Davis
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Can we mind meld with God?
A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein
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Learning from my younger self this Advent
A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Advent, by William Gualtiere
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Waiting for Christmas—from generation to generation
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent, by Julian Navarro