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A Feast of the Holy Family reflection from Scott Hahn: At the beginning of the world, God established the family in the...
12/28/2025

A Feast of the Holy Family reflection from Scott Hahn:

At the beginning of the world, God established the family in the “marriage” of Adam and Eve, the two becoming one body. Now in the new creation, Christ is made “one body” with his bride, the Church.

We see the nucleus of the new people of God, the Holy Family, facing persecution from those who seek to destroy the child and his kingdom.

Séraphine was prone to visions and states of near-ecstasy. Poverty and ill-treatment she could deal with. It was perhaps...
12/27/2025

Séraphine was prone to visions and states of near-ecstasy. Poverty and ill-treatment she could deal with. It was perhaps even a small measure of success that sent her over the edge.

She worked by candlelight, with an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary gazing down upon her.

Christmas is a time that highlights the sad truth that when God was born in our world 2,000 years ago, there wasn’t room...
12/27/2025

Christmas is a time that highlights the sad truth that when God was born in our world 2,000 years ago, there wasn’t room for that birth in all the normal homes and places of the day.

Only when the world knows God’s consolation will it be more open to accept the concomitant challenge.

“Love is the measure of the human heart, and our love is judged by the mercy that we show to our neighbors, especially t...
12/27/2025

“Love is the measure of the human heart, and our love is judged by the mercy that we show to our neighbors, especially the weakest and most vulnerable.”

At this year’s homeless memorial, Archbishop José H. Gomez reflected on the parable of the Good Samaritan and our role in mercy to our neighbors.

The mystery is why some people have compassion in the face of suffering, while others remain indifferent.

Before he was put to death, Stephen received a vision of Christ in Heaven, and called out, “Look! I see the heavens open...
12/26/2025

Before he was put to death, Stephen received a vision of Christ in Heaven, and called out, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

St. Stephen, pray for us!

A mother and son from La Cañada Flintridge were among the more than 20,000 people in St. Peter's Square who witnessed Po...
12/25/2025

A mother and son from La Cañada Flintridge were among the more than 20,000 people in St. Peter's Square who witnessed Pope Leo wish people "Merry Christmas" in 10 languages after giving his annual "Urbi et Orbi" blessing.

A pope had not celebrated Christmas morning Mass in St. Peter's Basilica since John Paul II in 1994.

Before the start of his first Christmas Eve Mass as pope, Leo surprised 5,000 people gathered under the cold rain who co...
12/25/2025

Before the start of his first Christmas Eve Mass as pope, Leo surprised 5,000 people gathered under the cold rain who couldn't fit inside St. Peter's Basilica for the liturgy.

In his first Christmas Eve homily as pope, Leo said that Christmas invites us to look below to “find the Savior” instead of upward.

Daniel’s prophecy helps to explain why the reign of King Herod the Great was marked by expectation of the Messiah’s arri...
12/24/2025

Daniel’s prophecy helps to explain why the reign of King Herod the Great was marked by expectation of the Messiah’s arrival.

The prophet Daniel is not usually the first Old Testament figure people think of during Christmas.

In a guest essay, Auxiliary Bishop Marc Trudeau explains why the legend of St. Martin of Tours giving his cloak to a sol...
12/24/2025

In a guest essay, Auxiliary Bishop Marc Trudeau explains why the legend of St. Martin of Tours giving his cloak to a soldier reflects the kind of solidarity God shows with us in Christmas.

The legend of St. Martin of Tours’ cloak used to bother me. Christmas helps it make more sense.

“So many people criticize this generation as being obsessed with social media and only thinking about themselves, and he...
12/24/2025

“So many people criticize this generation as being obsessed with social media and only thinking about themselves, and here they are giving a Saturday or a Sunday of their time to drive all the way out to their teacher’s house to help him.”

Given his physical condition, decorating his home solo was out of the question. So Hallak hired professionals to decorate his roof and eaves and relied on his students to handle the rest.

The oracle of Micah was Jesus’ identification card. It proved him to be King Messiah. And so it is sung today in Christm...
12/24/2025

The oracle of Micah was Jesus’ identification card. It proved him to be King Messiah. And so it is sung today in Christmas carols such as “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” whose very title is a direct reference to Micah 5:2.

Ancient prophecy made clear that the Messiah, the Christ, would be a descendant of King David.

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