VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Although he is the only person in the world to have the job of preaching to the Pope, Father Raniero Cantalamessa sees his work as simply delivering the message of the Gospel. “It ...

Revs. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones and Calvin Taylor Skinner delve into the significance of Advent and Christmas in the African-American experience. “Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, ...

Advent is often described as a season of hope. But what is hope, and what do we hope for? I suggested last Sunday that the categories of our hope are frequently too narrow, and too domesticated. In ...

Year passes year, silently; Christ’s coming is ever nearer than it was. O that as he comes nearer earth, we may approach nearer heaven. Christ nearer earth, you and me nearer heaven. So, what a time ...

In a world where wars, turbulence and insecurity rage in numerous locales, the Advent season is a time of stillness and contemplation, of silence and the hope for new birth. "For those in the ...