Advent encourages us to be joyful Christians

Advent encourages us to be joyful Christians

On one Sunday each Advent and Lent, the priest will come out of the sacristy wearing rose vestments and inevitably makes some sort of comment about how the color of his vestments should not be classified as “pink,” but rose.  Often the priest is somewhat...
December Pope Video – The future of the very young

December Pope Video – The future of the very young

Watch this month’s Pope Video below. Children are the first to suffer from wars, corruption, poverty, and environmental imbalances and disasters. This means that their rights, from the right to play or study to the right to be heard, should be especially...
The heart of the Church’s mission is prayer

The heart of the Church’s mission is prayer

On June 28 Pope Francis told us, “The Apostleship of Prayer, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network and in communion with him, reminds us that the heart of the Church’s mission is prayer. Be mindful: the heart of the Church’s mission is prayer. We can do so many...