The churches of St. Anthony in Watkins and Assumption in Eden Valley will host an outdoor depiction of the Nativity story. “The Story of Jesus’ Birth: A Drive Through Christmas Event,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 23.
Eden Valley, Watkins parishes to host outdoor Nativity story
Ways to attend/watch Christmas Mass this year
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to limit the ways worshippers can safely gather, the diocese, parishes and area religious communities are doing what they can to make Christmas Mass accessible to all.
Emmanuel: The name sums up the Christmas message
the Christmas message prompts Jesus’ followers to learn to recognize his presence in others.
The Christmas story according to St. Luke
Msgr. Philip Whitmore, rector of the Venerable English College in Rome, reads the Christmas story from St. Luke’s Gospel.
Sunday Scripture readings: Dec. 25, 2016
The Nativity of the Lord — First reading: Isaiah 52:7-10; Second reading: Hebrews 1:1-6 Gospel: John 1:1-18 or John 1:1-5, 9-14
Create your own Christmas family traditions
Sometimes I get stuck on how I think Christmas morning should be — namely, me well-rested and with a cup of coffee warming my hands as […]
Polish ‘wigilia’ on Christmas Eve features simple but savory foods
“What I remember from my childhood is my ‘babcia’ (grandmother) having these huge pots on two stoves,” said my mother Barbara, who has marked Polish “wigilia” every year since her birth.
USCCB president urges Catholics to give gift of themselves in New Year
In his message for Christmas, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, encouraged Catholics to visit the manger this Christmas and reflect on how to give of themselves in the New Year.