On holiday in Japan one year, Sr. Orianne Pietra René, FSP found herself unable to go to Mass on Christmas Day. The experience served to deepen her longing to celebrate Jesus‘ birth. ...read more

For this month of December, the Holy Father asks us to pray for Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, that they be seeds of peace, reconciliation, and hope. ...read more

Passing on Lebanese traditions to the next generation, sustaining practices of prayer and thanksgiving, and words of hope for everyone. ...read more

To inspire you with hope during this month, we have invited members of the Salt + Light Media family to share how their Advent and Christmas traditions have marked their own journey. Every Monday and Thursday, we will feature a brief article related to the season. ...read more

For this month of November, our Holy Father asks us to pray for the prevention of suicide, that those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts might find the support, care and love they need in their community. ...read more

In this month of October, the Holy Father invites us to pray for collaboration between different religious traditions, that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice, and human fraternity. ...read more

My brothers and sisters: In this month of September, the Holy Father invites us to pray for our relationship with all of creation, that, inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect. ...read more

The Holy Father invites us to pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel. ...read more

From the age of 17 until his death at 24, Frassati lived a purposeful, Christ-oriented life of prayer, service, and adventure. ...read more

A novena (which comes from the Latin word novem, which means nine) refers to nine days of public or private prayer. ...read more