Sunday, Dec. 15, is the Third Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18. In today’s second reading, St. Paul gives us a plan that (if ...

Serving God can be hard. For some, avoiding God is even harder. Sunday’s readings highlight two servants of the Lord from different eras. One runs away from his ministry as prophet, while the other ...

Lord Hanuman, the mighty vanara and ardent devotee of Lord Rama, is not just a revered figure in Hindu mythology—he is ...