Dr. Josephine Lombardi reflects on the virtue of hope, "the habit or disposition of waiting with joy, patience, and perseverance." ...read more

Bishop Bayda tells reflects on a moment from childhood that brought Christmas home to him, and how he keeps the season alive today. ...read more

My Advent altar brings me joy whenever I look at it because it is a physical space that I have set apart for God. ...read more

On holiday in Japan one year, Sr. Orianne Pietra René, FSP found herself unable to go to Mass on Christmas Day. The experience served to deepen her longing to celebrate Jesus‘ birth. ...read more

For this month of December, the Holy Father asks us to pray for Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, that they be seeds of peace, reconciliation, and hope. ...read more

Passing on Lebanese traditions to the next generation, sustaining practices of prayer and thanksgiving, and words of hope for everyone. ...read more

On December 2, 2025, the final day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV presided over Holy Mass at the Beirut Waterfront. ...read more

St. John Henry Newman was named a Doctor of the Church on November 1st. Who was he, and what can he teach os today? ...read more

Just last month, the Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV would be making his first apostolic visit to Türkiye and Lebanon, two nearby Middle Eastern countries separated by Syria and the Mediterranean Sea. ...read more

As we near the end of the Jubilee of Hope 2025, we can reflect on the meaning and symbolism of Holy Doors in our pilgrimage of hope. ...read more