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- Monday, December 8, 2025
  
  by Bishop Robert Barron
  
  Friends, today we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Today's Readings
- Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  
  Reading 1 Genesis 3:9-15, 20
  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4
  Reading 2 Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12
  Gospel Luke 1:26-38
National Catholic Register
- Trump Honors Mary’s ‘Freedom From Original Sin’ in Immaculate Conception Message
  
  3 hours ago
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington. The presidential statement recognized the role Mary played in the salvation of...
- Boston-Area Pastor Refuses to Remove Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Seeks Meeting With Archbishop
  
  3 hours ago
  
  by Matthew McDonald
  
  Matthew McDonald A Nativity display with anti-ICE messaging is seen Friday outside St. Susanna Church in Dedham, Massachusetts. The archdiocese directed the...
- On Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Leo Encourages Renewing Our ‘Yes’ to God
  
  3 hours ago
  
  Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus prayer on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, 2025. Pope Leo, in his address to the faithful, said, ‘The Lord...
Catholic Link
- 4 Saints Whose Trauma Led To Their Holiness
  
  14 hours ago
  
  by Catherine DiNuzzo
  
  We are sometimes quick to believe that saints lived lives of constant holiness, free from struggle and pain. But the truth is much more human—and much more encouraging. Many saints – dare I say, most...
- When Catholics Rediscover Their Evangelical Wings And Evangelicals Rediscover Their Catholic Roots
  
  3 days ago
  
  by Greg Schlueter
  
  I went to Mass on Saturday evening.And I went to an evangelical service on Sunday morning. Scandal, I know—not literal, but literary.A devout Catholic, at an evangelical church.Scandal two: I loved...
- Second Sunday Of Advent Gospel Reflection
  
  5 days ago
  
  by Tim Sullivan
  
  John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judeaand saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said:A voice of one...
ChurchPOP
- Why So Few Nuns? Sister Miriam Exposes the Possible Cause Behind the Vocation Collapse
  
  7 hours ago
  
  by Caroline Perkins
  
  Is there a definitive reason for the collapse in religious vocations? Sister Miriam Heidland, SOLT, explains what she believes is the potential cause.
- ‘It’s Never Too Late’: 100-Year-Old Man is Baptized, Confirmed, & Receives First Communion on the Same Day
  
  14 hours ago
  
  by Cleiton Ramos
  
  “It’s never too late to fulfill a dream.”
- ‘Evil Will Not Prevail’: 10 of Pope Leo’s Best Quotes for Youth at NCYC in Indianapolis
  
  yesterday
  
  by Jacqueline Burkepile
  
  "If you want to change the world, begin by letting God change you." - Pope Leo XIV
Hallow Blog
- Queen Esther: Biblical Story, Prayers and More
  
  3 months ago
  
  by Stephen Spiewak
  
  The Book of Esther offers one of the most compelling stories of courage, faith, and God’s providence in Scripture. While Protestant Bibles don’t mention God in the story, the Catholic Bible has God...
- Queenship of Mary: Feast Day and Prayers
  
  4 months ago
  
  by Stephen Spiewak
  
  The Queenship of Mary feast, celebrated on August 22nd, invites us to honor Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth. This beautiful feast follows eight days after the Assumption, reminding us that after...
- Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Miraculous Medal
  
  4 months ago
  
  by Hallow
  
  By: Sr. Elizabeth Ann Sjoberg, DC Many wear the Miraculous Medal. Numerous miracles, healings, and conversions are attributed to it. But much fewer people know the fascinating story behind this...