As a family, you can bless your Advent wreath as we begin this liturgical season.

With Christ's love "even that which seems wearisome and unsuccessful can appear under another light," said Pope Francis.

So, the short answer to the question “Why is Sunday Mass obligatory?” is that it is the law of the Catholic Church.

With the season of Lent almost upon us, I’ve thought about what I’m going to either “give up” or “do more of.”