In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the Rev. William O'Toole searched for real-life stories he could use in his Christmas homily. These stories, he said, can help people understand the Christmas ...

It's dark this time of year. Dark, in terms of daylight. Dark, perhaps, in other ways as well. "A time when want is keenly felt, and abundance rejoices," as Dickens says in "A Christmas Carol." Which ...

The "Pope Leo" difference made itself felt anew over Christmas. As we have seen before, Leo XIV's words were little different from what his predecessors would say. In his midnight Mass homily, the ...

“I really appreciate it when the truth is spoken very plainly,” says Tsh Oxenreider. Homilies that cut to the chase. That tell us Advent is about preparation—not just of our homes, but of our hearts.