Why it matters Vietnam’s Marian devotion stands out because it is not only a spiritual tradition but also a cultural and social force. It unites generations, strengthens community identity, and ...

Wearing religious symbols, devotions and other practices The survey asked Catholics how often they engage in practices such as wearing or carrying religious items; practicing devotions to Mary or a ...

Praying with an emphasis on the real presence of Jesus in this Eucharistie devotion, millennials simultaneously knit themselves into a history of Catholic sacramental life while also relying on those ...

The Life - GSR's panelists answer the following: Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your country/culture?

My concern with Advent is that it can reduce our hoping for the surprising act of God to waiting for God to give us what we expect.

Here are 13 traditions and devotions that can make our Advent more meaningful and fruitful. By choosing the ones that work best for our families and consciously and consistently incorporating them ...

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a celebration by the Catholic community of Mary’s conception without sin. Even though the feast day occurs in the liturgical season of Advent, which prepares ...

Every year, Advent quickly approaches, and by the time it’s over, many Catholics are left saying, “I wish I’d done more to have a prayerful Advent.” “This time of the year is so busy that even with ...

Marge Fenelon shares 13 traditions and devotions that can make your Advent season more meaningful and fruitful.

As calendars get filled up and preparations are made, these four resources can help you get ready to enter into the deeper meaning of Christmas.

A newly translated ritual book “Holy Communion and the Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass” will be implemented beginning this Sunday, Dec. 1, which is the first Sunday of Advent ...

“It is fitting, my brethren, that we should celebrate this season of Advent with all possible devotion, rejoicing in so great a consolation, marveling at so great a condescension, inflamed with ...