This Sunday’s readings are all about listening and responding to the call of the Lord. The first reading describes the call of Samuel, the son of Hannah and Elkanah in their old age. We are told, at this time, that

Here in the middle of the Christmas Octave, the Church bids us to celebrate the feast of the Holy Family and to reflect on the biblical vision of family. Today is the feast day of the Holy Family, but also

Here in the middle of the Christmas Octave, the Church bids us to celebrate the feast of the Holy Family and to reflect on the biblical vision of family. Today is the feast day of the Holy Family, but also

As we begin our Christmas celebration, celebrating Jesus’ birth, as we commemorate Christ’s birth into our world. This evening we light the final candle of the Advent wreath. First, we lit the candle for Hope because Jesus is our hope.

We are quickly approaching the great feast of the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ. Today being the penultimate Sunday before Christmas the church invites us to rejoice and be happy. We rejoice because in a few days’ time we

Today we begin our Second Week of Advent. We continue our journey of preparing for Christmas by lighting the second advent candle while reflecting on the theme of PEACE. At the end of another turbulent and difficult year for many

Advent is a period of spiritual preparation in which many Christians make themselves ready for the coming, or birth of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Celebrating Advent typically involves a season of prayer, fasting, and repentance, followed by anticipation, hope, and joy. Many Christians celebrate

On the last Sunday of each liturgical year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or Christ the King. Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in 1925 with his encyclical Quas primas (“In the first”) to

The ministry of healing is among the central works of the Church, as it was for Jesus himself. As Pope Benedict XVI remarked, “Healing is an essential dimension of the apostolic mission and of Christian faith in general…. [It is]

The Sacrament of Confirmation is a sacrament of anointing by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is one of the three Persons of the Holy Trinity; he is the comforter and helper that Jesus promised to send his Apostles, who