In this season, a baby’s cry can say more than a simple “Merry Christmas.” To see how much we really want to peer into the mystery of the Incarnation, go to a Christmas pageant and note whether ...

Mark Naida’s “If a Parish Isn’t Crying, It’s Dying” (Houses of Worship, Feb. 16) reminds me of Mass on Christmas Day, when babies cried and screamed for nearly the entire liturgy. At one point, I ...

When a baby is born, one of the first signs that doctors, nurses, and even family members look out for is the unmistakable sound of the baby’s first cry. While it may seem like a simple, instinctive ...

On the sixth day of December many Christians around the world observed the Feast Day of St. Nicholas. As Bishop of Myra in ancient Turkey, Nicholas was a kind and generous man in the third century who ...