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December 5, 2025Faith

Each Sunday and solemnity, following a period of reflection after the homily, we recite or chant the Creed. There are two options: The Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed. We are hearing a good ...

Culture & Events

'Let us work the redemption'Eileen McLaughlin

Twenty-five years ago, I had a prayer experience that I return to annually at Advent. At the time, I was a novice Catholic school teacher in my second year at St. Ann School in Somerville. I committed ...

Faith & Family

Kingdom comeScott Hahn

"The kingdom of heaven is at hand," John proclaims. And the Liturgy today paints us a vivid portrait of our new king and the shape of the kingdom He has come to bring. The Lord whom John prepares the ...

Faith & Family

PietaArchbishop Richard G. Henning

As you enter St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, there is a special chapel on the right side near the entrance. The chapel houses Michelangelo's Pieta -- an image of Our Lady cradling the body of her ...

Faith & Family

Why authentic friendships outshine AI companionsSister Nancy Usselmann

There is beauty and value to friendships. Friends offer support in trials, increase happiness and reduce stress. Some friendships are temporary while others endure a lifetime. As human beings, we are ...

Faith & Family

A match made by heavenJaymie Stuart Wolfe

If you're not careful, planning a wedding can easily become a full-time job. But when you already have a full-time job and are moving to a new apartment, you've got to do everything in your power ...

Faith & Family

Share God's Hope in the MissionsMaureen Crowley Heil

As we approach the closing of the Jubilee Year of Hope called by the late Pope Francis, we are reminded that missionaries are the face of hope to countless people around the world every day. By their ...

Faith & Family

Curing the contagion of ingratitudeDr. R. Jared Staudt

"What do you have that you did not receive?" (1 Corinthians 4:6). Western society has lived in open revolt against authority and tradition since the 1960s. Among the many causes and dispositions that ...

Faith & Family

Is it a sin if someone calls Mary 'co-redemptrix?'Jenna Marie Cooper

Q: Is it a sin if someone calls Mary "co-redemptrix?" Should I stop following them on social media? (Louisiana) A: I'm assuming your question is in response to the recent document from the Dicastery ...