The Washington Chorus and National Philharmonic will partner to present the program One Song: Exultávit! at The Music Center ...

In our call to prayer, we are given the powerful and provocative image of Mary of Nazareth, God-Bearer, First Disciple, and Mother of the Church. No one followed the Lord’s life of prayer better than ...

In Jesuit Fr. Bill Cain's rendition of The Diary of Jesus Christ, we hear Jesus talk about listening to his mother sing her favorite song, the "Magnificat." (We pray it today as our responsorial psalm ...

Every year, millions of people visit the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The exposed surface where people tuck prayers between the stones is only a fraction of the original wall that ...

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He has shown the strength of his arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good ...

“Mary remained with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home” (Lk 1:56). Most women in the Gospels are silent. They are so silent that the fact that we get any prayer at all from the ...

Today’s pairing of canticles shows us the probable source and influence on Luke’s canticle for Mary, the Magnificat. Hannah, though barren, also conceived a child. She returns with the boy, Samuel, to ...

By Majella Gomes The Church of the Assumption came alive with prayer and reflection during its nine-day novena leading up to ...

Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.