"Hail and blessed be the hour and moment when the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary at midnight in Bethlehem in the piercing cold."

-St. Andrew Novena

Saint John Kanty - Sorrowful Mysteries

Cardinal Friday: Pray and Sacrifice for Cardinal James M. Harvey, Archpriest of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls

Feast of the Holy Family (December 30th), by Denise Trull at TOH Blog

Will Messi Keep His Promise to the Virgin Mary After Winning the World Cup?, at NCR/CNA/ACI Prensa  

Archaeologists Prepare to Open 'Tomb of Jesus's Midwife' to Public, by Katie Yoder at CNA/CWR

Teen Social Media Screen Time Should Concern Parents, by Nicole Russell at Newsweek

There Is No Problem with Mary in 'It's a Wonderful Life', by Clare Coffey at The Bulwark

Putting the Immaculate Conception in Christmas, by Michael Pakaluk at The Catholic Thing

ICYMI: Christmas Mincemeat Hand Pies: Two Ways, by Emily Malloy at TOH Blog

Make Skilled Trades Sexy Again, by John Mac Ghlionn at The American Mind