What does it mean to say Jesus is The Lamb of God? Fr. Thomas Petri clarifies this often misunderstood reference to Christ. Prudence Robertson with The Susan B. Anthony List reviews pro-life progress over the past year and looks ahead to key objectives for the pro-life movement in 2020.

Fr. Thomas Petri teaches on the difference between Christmas and Epiphany. Dr. Matthew Bunson talks about great saints celebrated this coming week who battled heresies in the early church. The Catholic News Agency’s Ed Condon reviews big stories from 2019 that are sure to spill over into the new year.

The Best of the Church Alive focuses on the celebration of the Octave of Christmas, Sunday’s Feast of The Holy Family and the January 1st Solemnity of Mary, The Mother of God. The Catholic News Agency’s Ed Condon sorts out financial turmoil within The Holy See and Dr. Miguel Romero discusses efforts to help Catholics with disabilities participate fully in the sacraments.

Just ahead of The Nativity of Our Lord, Fr. Thomas Petri reflects on Mary’s freedom to accept God’s call to bear His Son. Christoph Wimmer, Editor in Chief of CNA Deutsch dissects the troubling synodal path initiated by German bishops and the possible implications for the universal church.

The Catholic News Agency’s Ed Condon delves into the surprise postponement of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

Fr. Thomas Petri continues his Advent series on the Blessed Mother.

As the new liturgical year begins, we focus on the season of Advent, waiting in joyful anticipation for the coming of The Lord as the baby born in Bethlehem and at His second coming.

Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, Daughters of St. Paul, shares her journey from atheism to the religious life and discusses the devotional, Memento Mori: Prayers on the Last Things.

Ed Condon, the Catholic News Agency’s Washington DC Editor, sorts through the confusing financial news from the Vatican this past week.

Ahead of Thanksgiving, Fr. Thomas Petri reminds us to focus on thanking God even before we pray prayers of petition.

The National Catholic Register’s Lauretta Brown has highlights of this week’s meeting of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.

Fr. Cassidy Stinson and Deacon Anthony Ferguson of the Diocese of Richmond discuss the Alberione Project, training seminarians to preach the Gospel through effective use of media.

The Catholic News Agency’s Matt Hadro previews the fall meeting of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore next week. In his spiritual direction, Fr. Petri reminds us that God is “Lord of the Living,” that the great “I Am” is present to us in this present time!

Canon lawyer Ed Condon breaks down the document produced by the October Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region. Moral Theology Professor Miguel Romero discusses efforts to ensure Catholics with disabilities can fully participate in the sacramental life of the Church.