From that time, the Roman Church has always observed this arrangement of Advent, which gives it four weeks, the fourth being that in which Christmas day falls, unless December 25 be a Sunday.

Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church ... experts in the field of linguistics, liturgy and Scripture scholarship; after 17 separate drafts which ...

New releases The Beginning of a Journey (Peepal Tree Press) by Earl Lovelace presents poems from the renowned author’s early career, before the advent ... essay Salvage: Readings from the ...

When Mary Magda-lene went to the tomb early on Easter Sunday, it was to make ... moment they failed to understand the scriptures which said that on the third day Jesus would rise again.

On Sunday night, ominous thunderclaps rattled the ... possibly opening the way for a third candidate to take the lead after the first rounds of voting. Who that third candidate could be is anyone ...

And all the while, she preached a thrilling and impassioned doctrine of love and living faith to audiences of five to ten thousand or more at a time, every Sunday. She drew these parishioners away ...

How much do you love me? Sixty-two years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King wrote the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Responding to criticism by local clergy, he explained that he had led a ...

Over these last weeks of Easter, we have been focusing on the Gospel accounts of the first Easter morning, and the events immediately afterwards. Today, we take what might at first glance seem like a ...

Scripture Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter: Are we listening? This week’s Gospel from John offers this simple, ...

Mother's Day is a special day. People across the world celebrate it to honour mothers. The date of celebration varies from country to country. Norway celebrates in February. Many Eastern European ...