COMMENTARY: His Holy Saturday life ended on Dec. 31 — what might this secular and liturgical date suggest to us in God’s providence? A portrait of the late Pope Benedict XVI is displayed in front of ...

Sunday is the beginning of Advent, a four-week period of preparation for the celebration of Christmas, and the first day in the Christian liturgical calendar. Advent is an ancient Christian observance ...

Sing Christmas carols during Advent. Put up the tree before Halloween.

Southeast Asian liturgists say new church feasts need to be added to liturgical calendars while religious symbols that that have no meaning in their area need to be replaced. "Given that time is ...

Sue came into the church office in order to help with some paperwork and plans for Sunday morning worship. “What are we doing for Mother’s Day?” she asked. I paused. I had always benignly neglected ...

Observers weigh in on why they do or don’t follow the church year. November 27 marks the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the Christian year. Liturgical seasons, especially Advent, are ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday added the Sept. 5 feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta to the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar as an optional memorial. The decree issued Feb. 11 by the Vatican noted the ...