Every day we can celebrate the God who comes to us in others, and in the events of life.
Christmas
Pope on Christmas: Share hope, promote peace, give vaccine to all
On a Christmas like no other, Pope Francis prayed for people who could not be with their families because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he urged everyone to recognize and help those who are suffering even more.
Pope at Christmas: Jesus’ birth brings hope in troubling times
The birth of Christ is a gift from God that brings people hope and courage in troubled times, Pope Francis said Christmas Eve.
Great Christmas carols you may not have heard
George Matysek picks some of his favorite Christmas carols you may never have heard.
Brighten the tangled night
We Christians believe that God has entered into this world of fear.
Chalk Talk: Epiphany door blessing is symbol of hope in 2021
The blessing involves taking simple chalk, usually blessed by a parish priest, and scrawling doorways with symbolic numbers and letters – this year, “20+C+M+B+21.”
Nativity light-sound show projected on U.S. cathedral called joyful, hopeful
The gentle and hopeful show came as the nation grapples with COVID-19, stark political divisions and racial tensions brought by the death of George Floyd.
Holy Family Parish brings Christmas cheer to Baltimore’s northwest suburbs
In a normal Christmas, the charity drive helps about 60 families. With COVID-19 increasing the number of households in need, this year it helped nearly 80, and directed a query from Rockville to local resources in Montgomery County.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Christmas Joy with Father John Catoir
On the Dec. 20 episode of Catholic Review Radio, Christopher Gunty interviews Father John Catoir, the longtime host of the TV show, “Christopher Closeup.”
New Year’s Eve service at St. Ignatius Parish goes virtual
Prayers, blessings and reflections from Baltimore-area religious and civic leaders, filmed in their own houses of worship and offices, have been gathered, for one last look at 2020 before stepping into 2021.
Christmas is sign of God’s preferential love for the poor, cardinal says
Reaching out to and helping the poor “is to imitate God; it is to make oneself small out of love in order to raise up the other,” the preacher of the papal household told Pope Francis, officials of the Roman Curia and Vatican employees.
What’s your favorite Christmas film?
Paul McMullen shares some of the Catholic Review’s all-time favorite Christmas movies.