The difference between the first and second half of Advent
News The third week of Advent has begun, but aside from lighting the rose candle on our Advent wreath, what else is different about this week? Recently on Go Ask Your Father, ... Read more
The Meaning of Gaudete Sunday
News Tomorrow is Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent when we light the pink candle on our Advent wreath, and many priests dress in rose-colored vestments for Mass. But Gaudete ... Read more
Can the Souls in Purgatory Pray for Us?
News As Catholics, we pray for the holy souls in Purgatory, that their process of purification and perfection may be hastened so they may experience the Beatific Vision of the Lord ... Read more
Understanding the Incarnation
News During Advent and Christmas we hear Jesus referred to as Emmanuel, which means ‘God with us.’ And when we start to think about the Incarnation it can both fill us ... Read more
The Symbolism of the Vatican’s Nativity Scene
News Each year during Advent, the Vatican erects a nativity scene and a Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square to mark the Advent and Christmas seasons. Each year the nativity scene ... Read more
How to Handle the Holiday Blues
News 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’ can be due to the ... Read more
Why Advent and Joy are Inseparable
News 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, Advent is a time to ... Read more
Seeing the Face of Christ in Others
News 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 Me. It’s easy to see Jesus ... Read more
Was Jesus Actually Born on December 25?
News Christmas is the celebration of Jesus’ birth, and we celebrate it on December 25 – so that must mean that Jesus was born on December 25, right? It seems that ... Read more
The Best Way to Prepare for Christ this Christmas
News 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 “Prepare the way of the ... Read more
Mary Did You Know?
News 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 Eve, we are all born ... Read more
Entering Into the Immaculate Conception
News 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 “preserved immune from all stain ... Read more