COMMENTARY: Gaudete Sunday invites us to taste already the joy that comes from knowing our Savior is coming for us out of ...

By Father Andrew Rauenbuehler For The Catholic Messenger As solicitors seek donations from Scrooge for the impoverished in ...

"I will take joy in the God of my salvation." (Habakkuk 3:17-18) Sometimes, suffering surprises the Christian because God’s purposes are greater for us than we imagined. God purposes to wean us off ...

“Rejoice in the Lord always,” says Paul in this Sunday’s second reading, “I shall say it again: rejoice!” (Phil 4:4). This exhortation runs throughout the letter to the Philippians. Rejoicing is also ...

Both science and Scripture attest to the power of rejoicing, especially when we don’t feel like it. If Bible-reading habits are any indication, many Christians are struggling with anxiety this year.

Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146, R. Lord, come and save us.; James 5:7-10; Gospel – Matthew 11: 2-11 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.