The Advent calendar is one of the few traditions from my Catholic childhood that really took root in my own children’s lives. The Jesse Tree, which I had loved...
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’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring; well, except for Billy, the psychopath hiding in your attic. No...
Readings (Year B): Isaiah 40:1 – 5, 9 – 11Psalms 85:9 – 10 – 11 – 12, 13 – 142 Peter 3:8 – 14Mark 1:1 – 8 Reflection:...
Some Catholics in the United States reacted with umbrage at the latest missive from Rome on global warming, courtesy of Pope Francis: Laudate Deum (On the...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Do Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25 because that was the day when the Romans celebrated the feast of...
I Am Not There Anymore The Clientele (Merge Records, 2023) Odds are you remember the complex feelings of being riveted, exhilarated, and challenged when you...
The names of the people mentioned in this essay have been changed to protect their privacy. In October 2011, I visited the Holy Land as a pilgrim. We stayed in...
I turned in a tiny, twin bed to see the digital clock: 4:30 a.m. I accept with a groan the realization that in less than an hour, I could be dressed and in...
When I first meet Sister Norma Pimentel over Zoom, not five minutes have gone by before she needs to pause and take an important call. “I’m sorry,” she says in...
Women’s religious congregations have a rich treasure that has remained relatively hidden from the rest of the world. Historians and genealogists are only now...
