How to Handle the Holiday Blues
The Christmas season is a time of great joy, but for many people it is also a time of pain and darkness. These ‘holiday blues’ ... Read more
How to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Saint Juan Diego in Mexico in December 1531, identifying herself as the Mother of God. “She’s dressed like an ... Read moreWhy Advent and Joy are Inseparable
The holidays are a time of festivity and merriment, but for many they can also be a time of great pain and suffering. And indeed, ... Read moreWhy did God give Satan power on earth?
Why do bad things happen? Why are we tempted to sin? Why doesn’t God simply send the devil away so we can all live in ... Read moreSeeing the Face of Christ in Others
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells His disciples, Truly, whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did for ... Read more
News from Relevant Radio
Was Jesus Actually Born on December 25?
Christmas is the celebration of Jesus’ birth, and we celebrate it on December 25 – so that must mean that Jesus was born on December ...The Best Way to Prepare for Christ this Christmas
In this Sunday’s Gospel we hear of John the Baptist calling those throughout the region to repentance, and the words of the prophet Isaiah to ...Mary Did You Know?
Today we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. As Catholics we know that, as a result of the sin of Adam and ...Growing in our practice of meditation
Meditation is “probably one of the most misunderstood spiritual disciplines of our time,” says Fr. Matthew Spencer, host of St. Joseph’s Workshop. He’s not exactly ...Entering Into the Immaculate Conception
Tomorrow is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is a day we celebrate the fact that, from the moment of her conception, Mary was ...The Moral Concerns Over Gene Editing and the First ‘CRISPR Babies’
A scientist from China named Dr. He Jiankui announced this week that he used gene-editing technology called CRISPR to alter embryos, which were then implanted ...Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas
Catholic families have a wide variety of Christmas gift-giving traditions. While many children grew up receiving gifts from Santa Claus, families in some areas of ...St. Nicholas Day – How Do You Celebrate?
You better watch out, you better not cry … St. Nicholas is coming to town! Tomorrow is St. Nicholas’ feast day, and while his ‘alter ...How to Handle Anger
Do you struggle with anger? Whether it’s little things that set you off, or being unable to control your temper once it has flared up, ...Remembering Bishop Morlino, friend of Relevant Radio
The Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, November 24. Bishop Morlino served Relevant Radio® as ...The Saints of Advent
The Liturgical Calendar starts anew with the beginning of our Advent Season, and the Church gives us the gift of celebrating the feast days of ...The Goal of Advent
Yesterday we began the Advent season, a time when we prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ at Christmas. As we begin this journey of ...