Yearly Archives: 2023

As we stand on the cusp of the Christmas season, Mother Church gives us a relatively unknown saint to help herald the birth of...

By Charles J. Chaput Special to First Things One of the standards the Church uses to measure the quality of her leaders is a simple line...

While most liturgical celebrations have one Mass, certain solemnities may have two different Masses: a Vigil Mass and a Mass for the Day.  However, the celebration of Christmas is unique. 

At the beginning of his papacy, Pope St. John Paul II wrote, “Through the Incarnation God gave human life the dimension that he intended...

You know how they say the first Christmas after the death of a loved one is the hardest? Well, apparently, we eventually reach an...

In light of the Holy Father's issuance of Fiducia Supplicans, a declaration which offers guidelines regarding pastoral blessings of those in irregular relationships including...

Here's a list of the latest permanent deacon appointments for the Archdiocese of Denver, effective on the dates as noted. Deacon Louis Arambula, relieved of...

This year, the Fourth Sunday of Advent happens to fall on the same day as Christmas Eve, which makes Mass obligations a bit confusing....

Recently, Sami El-Yousef, the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate, got on a Zoom call to discuss the latest on the ground in the Holy Land, where a brutal conflict between Israel and Hamas rages on. The conflict continues to displace and deeply affect citizens of the Holy Land.

The Nativity scene and other Christmas decorations and traditions go a long way in showing us the deep meaning of Christ’s birth. Yet it...