These practices of Anna and Simeon kept them faithful in a time of seeming hopelessness. Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the ...

Pope Francis offered Mass on Feb. 2 on the World Day for Consecrated Life, which has been celebrated each year on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord for the past 25 years. Pope Francis ...

The amazed joy of Simeon and Anna at encountering and embracing Christ at the Temple is a virtue that consecrated religious should remember and imitate, the pope said in a homily addressed to ...

At just the right time, God fulfills his promise. My children grew up with an Advent book that told the story of Jesus’ birth. The book itself taught the art of waiting. Each night, they got to read ...

This week we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which comes 40 days after Christmas. It’s sometimes known as “Candlemas Day,” since the blessing and procession of candles is ...

Forty days after Jesus’s birth (on the Church’s calendar, Feb. 2), Mary and Joseph went to the Temple in Jerusalem to “present” their firstborn Son (Luke 2:22-38). Every Jewish male is incorporated ...

In a culture that has made efficiency a moral requirement and credit-card purchasing a way of life, delays are frustrating. Instant messaging, fast food meals and express deliveries reinforce a sense ...

Flowing Forth United Methodist Church in Aurora will celebrate the Advent season Sunday, Dec. 15, with the second of four sermons in "B-List Christmas," a series about secondary Advent characters. The ...