We review a few projects we have queued up for the new year, and we consider a frequent prayer request.

Review of a successful launch year: 300+ Catholic leaders trained! Plus, the results of our poll of Advent traditions.

A poet, a priest, and a princess! BCF is looking for high school educators to help us beta test worksheets. Plus, results of our Advent poll from last week.

Eve joins the Uncommon Good podcast at Iowa Catholic Radio, and we have a quick Advent poll just for fun!

We look at the last of the 5 Building Blocks, Expect the Unexpected. And we venerate St Thomas Aquinas.

A new letter from Pope Francis about the study of Church history and its importance to inform our pastoral strategies.

Eve's article in the Centennial Issue of Commonweal! And we think about vocation stories.