(RNS) — Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the sick, the unemployed and victims of wars and climate disasters. (RNS ...

How Isaiah prophesies the expectation of Advent. AFTER THE HOURS of heat, the early evening beckons with a soft light and its pleasant coolness. The late hours crack the egg of the day to reveal the ...

When you think of Jesus, what image comes to mind? Is He a baby in a manger, a man on a cross, the King of heaven? What if Jesus is greater than you imagined? What if His birth carries more than ...

Advent is a time of testing, when we can challenge ourselves with this question, “Have my ears been receptive to the Good News?” As we respond individually and as a church, we hear the Gospel anew as ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — On Friday morning the Niagara Falls National Heritage Center celebrated the re-opening of a historic house in Niagara Falls. The Niagara Falls National Heritage Center tells the ...

Sunday, Dec. 4, is the Second Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12. The Second Sunday of Advent usually features the ministry of ...

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The prophet Isaiah had strong views about political issues of his day, and his words, which Catholics and others who use the Common Lectionary read over the four Sundays of Advent, are impossible to ...