when flowers are permitted on the altar, for this once during Advent. The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and ...

“Orthodox change nothing,” Father Sava adds. “The faith that was delivered to the saints,” Martin agrees. We pause before a striking painting of the Virgin Mary surrounded by a duel of light and dark ...

late last month was the 45th anniversary of the murder of a particularly troublesome Catholic, Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Salvadoran prelate was gunned down at the altar because he was a strong ...

The Catholic Church has many historical customs ... where it is placed close to the basilica’s main altar, the Altar of the Confession, with the paschal candle nearby, in order that the public ...

To add to the whole “those Catholics are always causing trouble” theme, late last month was the 45th anniversary of the murder of a particularly troublesome Catholic, Archbishop Oscar Romero. The ...

late last month was the 45th anniversary of the murder of a particularly troublesome Catholic, Archbishop Oscar Romero. The Salvadoran prelate was gunned down at the altar because he was a strong ...

The attacks on a university that failed its most vulnerable students turned into attacks against the Catholic Church. Like clockwork, people started saying things like “Well of course Villanova ...

Though the phrase ars celebrandi is not commonly known outside theological circles, its meaning touches every Catholic ... meaning of his presence at the altar. Most Catholics encounter deacons ...

The Greater Cincinnati area has such a large Catholic population, which, between the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Diocese of Covington, is about 600,000 people. While most mourn the passing ...