"Sunday, while much of the world marks the new beginning of the calendar year, the Church will commemorate the great solemnity of the Mother of God. What does this mean?"
"We are creatures made for heaven; but we are born of this earth. We love the beauty of this world; but we sense there is something more behind that beauty. Our longing for that “something” pulls us outside of ourselves."
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) encourages us to visit the manger this Christmas and reflect upon how we can give of ourselves in the New Year.
"This beloved Christmas classic celebrating its 70th anniversary brings to light a few connections likely not realized about Stewart and George Bailey."
Arrival
"speaks, whether its director and writer intended this or not, about God’s distinctive manner of communication and the process by which we come to understand it.