When my husband and I drive around in the days after Christmas and see decorations and Christmas trees in houses still glowing, we quip, “They must be Catholic.” It is a bit like the comment some make ...

The Catholic calendar has several ways to divide the Christmas season. The Church’s Western liturgical tradition sees Christmas as an octave, an eight-day celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The ...

Fifty years ago today, Pope St. Paul VI wept. So goes the well-circulated — but not confirmed — story about Pope Paul going to his private chapel for Holy Mass on the Monday after Pentecost. He was ...

How many days is Christmas? When should you finally take those lights off the porch or remove the tree? Read on for some of the arguments for and against commonly agreed-upon end dates for Christmas.

You can find today’s readings here. It will not be you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. (Mt 10:20) The two most important days in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar, ...

I know that most radio stations have already stopped playing Christmas music, that Christmas trees — real and artificial — have been taken down in many households, and that CVS and Walgreens are ...