January 4, 2026, The Epiphany of the Lord: Each year, our church celebrates this feast as a declaration that with Jesus’ birth we once again acknowledge the viable manifestation of this divine in-breaking event.
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Posted inVatican Dispatch
Open your hearts to baby Jesus and one another, Pope Leo says on Christmas
In celebrating the morning liturgy publicly, Pope Leo restored a tradition that had lapsed for 30 years.
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Pope Leo on Christmas Eve: To turn away others is to turn away God
“Where there is room for the human person, there is room for God,” the pope said in his homily on Dec. 24 in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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There is room for Jesus: a Christmas homily on what Luke’s Gospel really says
We argue over nativity scenes, traditional and contemporary, and miss the essential point of Christ’s birth.
There is room—God is born in a house already full, where people make space.
Preach host Ricardo da Silva reflects on what Luke’s Gospel teaches about Jesus’ birth.
Posted inThe Good Word
What is more fragile than family?
A Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, by Father Terrance Klein
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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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All children kidnapped from Nigeria Catholic school will be home for Christmas
Catholics in northwestern Nigeria are celebrating just days before Christmas, as the last group of students kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri has been freed.
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O Little Town of Bethlehem: written for children in the aftermath of war, then and now
After the U.S. Civil War, Philadelphia rector Phillips Brooks traveled to Bethlehem seeking solace. Three years later, that experience inspired him to write this carol for the children of his parish. Does it still speak to those who carry the weight of war?
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 4)
How well do you know your Christmas carols? Time for one last quiz.
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How a Living Nativity brought Christmas joy to our parish
It began in 1995, simply as a way to bring Christmas joy to our neighbors.