Catholic Church

Benedictine College - For its Christmas video Benedictine College created an evocative presentation of the Christmas story starring familiar faces on campus… “We have done videos each year showing the fun of Christmas, but this year I thought we should go back to the beginning and show the true meaning of Christmas,” said Pickman, who is taking RCIA classes and plans to enter the Catholic Church at Easter.

By Peter Kreeft, Catholic Education Resource Center - While Christmas is so familiar that we sometimes wonder whether anything fresh and true can be said about it, there is a way to explore its meaning that may seem new to us today, yet is in fact quite traditional, dating back to the Middle Ages and the ancient Fathers of the Church.

By Phil Lawler, Trinity Communications - By creating a new division within the Secretariat of State, Pope Francis has enhanced the power of an office that already holds sway over every other office at the Vatican. More specifically, he has augmented the power of the Vatican diplomatic corps. Is that a healthy development?

By  Jimmy Akin, Catholic Answers - Jesus prophesied that the Jerusalem temple would be destroyed within a generation, and it was. Jewish rebels began a war against the Romans in A.D. 66, and four years later the temple lay in ruins... Will it ever be rebuilt? Many Jews and Christians think so, even claiming that this must happen in order for certain prophecies to be fulfilled.