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How to wait for Mr. Darcy without losing peace or dignity

Choosing well whom we give our heart to is a decision that marks an entire life. Waiting for Mr. Darcy involves putting certain key principles in practice. It’s not a game, it’s not an experiment, and it’s certainly not a blind casting call. That’s why many young women ask themselves, “How can I find someone Read More…

How to wait for Mr. Darcy without losing peace or dignity

New Slovak Virgin Mary mosaic highlights spiritual bonds between Slovakia and Vatican

Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak Bishops’ Conference, blesses the new mosaic of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Vatican Gardens at a ceremony attended by Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and Vatican officials on Dec. 5, 20... [...]

Is Pope Leo behind Pantone’s Color of the Year?

When Pantone unveiled their Color of the Year for 2026, they went straight for the heavens — literally! Meet Cloud Dancer, a soft, airy white that seems to float somewhere between the divine and the delightfully down-to-earth. This isn’t just any white. It’s the kind that calls to mind angel wings, first snowfalls, and the Read More…

Is Pope Leo behind Pantone’s Color of the Year?

The saint of Christmas and ecumenism: Bari celebrates St. Nicholas

Statue of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of Bari, Italy, at the Pontifical Basilica of St. Nicholas. / Credit: Veronica Giacometti/ACI Stampa ACI Stampa, Dec 6, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The people of Bari, a city in southern Italy, have a deep de... [...]

Christmas 2025: Handmade gifts from 14 Catholic monasteries

The contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, support themselves by offering their hand-painted chinaware and other unique gifts for sale. / Credit: Monastery of Bethlehem Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec ... [...]

You better watch out—St. Nicholas is coming to town

Everyone loves jolly ol’ Saint Nicholas. There is something romantic and cozy about telling Santa stories around the crackling fire. He is an icon of the Christmas season. But not everyone agrees about the real [...]

What Benedict XVI taught us about Israel—and why it matters now

When devout Catholic young people start approaching you, troubled by the possibility that God has abandoned the Jews and that they somehow stand behind our social ills, it becomes clear that something has gone deeply [...]

Why Being Rather Than Nothingness? Part I

True union with God comes not by escaping time but by coursing through it with Christ, its creator and consummator.

Tom Brady Cloned His Dog — Can Catholics Do That?

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Advent’s Prophet Who Prepares

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