Focus on Faith

Q: This morning I went to weekday Mass, as is my custom. Due to a heavy snowstorm in the area, I was the only person there, […]

Like so many of his other films, it is marked by gorgeous cinematography, outstanding performances from both lead and supporting actors, a gripping narrative, and enough thematic complexity to keep you thinking for the foreseeable future.

Solemnity of Mary — First reading: Numbers 6:22-27; Second reading: Galatians 4:4-7; Gospel: Luke 2:16-21

Jesus Christ’s example of friendship with his apostles is the model for “the start of ministry to young adults in the 21st century,” a bishop told 1,000 members of the National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry gathered in San Jose Dec. 2.

c. 1390-1473 FEAST: December 23 Greatly revered in his native Poland, this saint, also known as John Cantius, spent most of his life teaching at the […]

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

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 […]

“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.