Third Sunday of Advent
Cycle C
1) Zep 3:14-18
Responsorial: Is 12:2-6
2) Phil 4:4-7
Gospel: Lk 3:10-18
Give thanks during Advent
For a Christian, thanksgiving is not just an annual holiday but a daily attitude of life. For God became one of us, in humble...
TEL AVIV, Israel (CNS) -- For foreign workers and other nonlocal Christians living in Israel, celebrating Christmas far from loved ones in a country where Christians are a minority can be a difficult time.
Used to a festive Christmas season...
NEW YORK — Since Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin introduced the “seamless garment” approach to life issues 35 years ago, the notion has been both divisive and formative for the church, according to speakers at a Dec. 11 panel in...
CLAYMONT – The Archmere Auks' boys basketball team remained unbeaten after making 21 free throws in their 52-35 win over the Friends Quakers on Dec. 13.
The Auks found themselves trailing, 6-0, early as the Quakers got a bucket from...
VATICAN CITY — Anyone who still believes the abuse crisis is an “American” or “Western” problem must become properly informed, face reality and realize problems may be hidden and explode in the future, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi.
And those...
MANILA, Philippines — After more than a century, the United States government has returned three church bells swiped by American forces as war booty from the central Philippine town of Balangiga.
Ucanews.com reported that, after years of repeated demands for...
By STEPHANIE CLARY
I never wanted to be a mom. I assumed that I would be one, but I wasn’t a girl who dreamed of motherhood. I’ve never been particularly smitten with babies. As a young woman, I was content...
WILMINGTON – Salesianum opened the in-state portion of its dual-meet swim season with a win over Delaware Military Academy on Dec. 12 at Charter School of Wilmington. The Sals won a close decision, 86-74. Ursuline also defeated the Seahawks,...
My 4-year-old granddaughter Charlotte is allowed to play with her family Christmas creche. The figures are virtually unbreakable, and her folks don’t care if the entire Nativity scene is rearranged daily, shepherds marching in lockstep toward the goldfish bowl...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian Cardinal George Pell reportedly has been found guilty on five charges related to serious sexual misconduct involving two boys at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne in the 1990s.
The trial, the specific charges, the testimony and...